location

Hawick is found in the heart of the Scottish Borders on the A7 trunk road between Carlisle and Edinburgh.

Map of the Scottish Borders

Click here for a colour map of Hawick with points of interest marked (Abode Acrobat required, file size 789Kb).

Journey Distances
These transport hubs are all within 90 minutes drive from Hawick.

	• Carlisle (mainline train station)	42.4 miles
	• Berwick upon Tweed (mainline train station)	44.4 miles
	• Edinburgh City Centre (mainline train station)	53.3 miles
	• Edinburgh Airport	57.3 miles
	• Newcastle City Centre (mainline train station)	62.1 miles
	• Newcastle Airport	55.9 miles

There are several Border towns within a 40 minute drive of Hawick.

	• Jedburgh	10.9 miles
	• Selkirk	11.4 miles
	• Galashiels	17.0 miles
	• Melrose	18.6 miles
	• Kelso	20.9 miles

To plan a journey to or from Hawick use Google Maps.

Public Transport
There is a good network of bus services within the area. Timetables can be checked through www.travelinescotland.com where it is best to use Journey Planner first to find the service number, then use Timetable for the options available.

First Group bus services also provides timetables for local services, and for those to Edinburgh and Carlisle. Enter 'Hawick' in the box for Destination in the top right of their homepage.

The nearest railway stations are at Carlisle and Berwick. Services, timetables and fares from these stations can be accessed through National Rail Enquiries at www.nationalrail.co.uk

Finding Your Way Around Hawick
Google Maps can be very useful in helping with your journey planning, with locating bus and rail stations, or for locating addresses within Hawick.