We went this year - got a decent deal at the Edinburgh Thistle - I was amazed that there isn't even a dual carriageway all the way there! The journey was so slow and the journey back even worse due to traffic congestion.

However, the thing that put me off it most was the trip out to the stadium from the middle of town. In comparison to Cardiff, it was a real pain and when everyone was rushing out at the end of day one there was trouble finding a taxi.

The RFL said initially that they had chosen Edinburgh because there was more there for the visitor and more hotel rooms. My first thought was - Good - and they were right - there is more there. Another However: however this also meant that all the RL fans were scattered round and we were only a small part of a large mass of visitors - whereas in Cardiff the whole centre was thick in RL fans and that gave Cardiff a far far better atmosphere than Edinburgh.

I went to Edinburgh for the weekend this year and will be repeating it in 2010.Accom already booked.
Pro edinburgh-- great tourist city to wander round etc etc plenty of bars etc etc.Because of this the 10-11K per day would be swallowed up in the crowd.Also bare/bear ? in mind that i saw many fans simply plan arrival to coincide with their own club match.
Didnt take that long to drive there.Believe it or not it is this side of the north pole/saturn/worlds end and life isnt threatened by travelling such gigantic distances (sic) as some would have us believe.
Cons-edinburgh--- stadium made odsal seem semi tropical/food n drink stations OUTSIDE the building...what is that about?usual rip off prices.....stewarding that allowed those paying lowest ticket prices to freely walk into dearest seats due to frozen/asleep stewards.
City BARS on sunday NOT allowed to have customers outside! i was told this wasnt an issue when the RU was in town,but the POLICE were scared of RL fans fighting?????????????????????? What the.....

YES its a bit of a walk from the city centre but so is elland road and we survive,but plenty of watering holes on the way in edinburgh to break the journey too,.Yes public transport was of debateable value,but see line above if able bodied.Also the streets are being dug up on a large scale and that undoubtedly affetced traffic/buses etc.

After having spent a weekend in Edinburgh recently, I know that trams will be running to Murrayfield next year from the centre, although I have to say, I quite enjoyed the walk, and like you said, there are plenty of watering holes on the way!

good to hear the tram update,i am sure that will be help those who need PUBLIC TRANSPORT to get there.
DO you recall that Hotel part way where everyone was on the front lawn drinking on the morning/lunchtime..before the pubs were open.Great cross section of fans all having a good time.Cannt remember its name at the moment..