If you take advantage of Scotland’s only ferry link to continental Europe, running between Zeebrugge in Belgium and Rosyth in southwest Fife, you will disembark just over an hour’s driving time from St Andrews.

Visit www.superfast.ferries.org for details of ticket sales and reservations.

There are also numerous ferry crossings from Calais, France to Dover in the South of England. From there, you'll find good rail and road links for your onward journey north to Scotland.