Falkirk has no airport, but the nearest are the following:
*Edinburgh International Airport [url=http://www.baa.co.uk/main/airports/edinburgh/].](EDI) (19 mi/31km). Most overseas travellers will fly in via transfers at [[London[/url]]'s Heathrow or Gatwick Airports although you can now fly direct to Edinburgh from [wiki=d97e023dce2bb237a0d44f46d8ee9438]New York City[/wiki] and [wiki=8b1c40ce6629723de95905617aaf5743]Atlanta[/wiki] and from major European hubs such as [wiki=3eb8670d999ac077dd0e2c345cb7c905]Amsterdam[/wiki], [wiki=e20d37a5d7fcc4c35be6fc18a8e71bfa]Paris[/wiki] and [wiki=4312d5c8cdda027420c474e2221abc34]Frankfurt[/wiki].
*Glasgow International Airport [http://www.baa.com/main/airports/glasgow/] (GLA) (34mi/55km) is an alternative airport for domestic and European flights, as well as a few transatlantic routes. There's a frequent shuttle bus from outside the terminal building to the city center, dropping off near both main railway stations (£3.30 single, £5.00 return; the journey takes about 20 minutes).
Falkirk High Station on the main [wiki=d586293d554981ed611ab7b01316d2d5]Glasgow[/wiki] to [wiki=03cf54d8ce19777b12732b8c50b3b66f]Edinburgh[/wiki] line, also stop at [wiki=b7cdecf04695c93bf692f4edc6820830]Linlithgow[/wiki]. 10 minutes walk from the town centre.
*Falkirk Grahamston Station which is on the Falkirk, [wiki=a607dfa9963d7f3c7383f9fc50c71d1a]Carronshore[/wiki] loop. This line also branches to [wiki=ef0a05827340eaa55e0605da9048ffbe]Dunblane[/wiki] and [wiki=ee19033300a54df2fa41db9881b4b723]Stirling[/wiki]. Less frequent trains also run to [wiki=03cf54d8ce19777b12732b8c50b3b66f]Edinburgh[/wiki] and [wiki=d586293d554981ed611ab7b01316d2d5]Glasgow[/wiki]. 5 minutes from the city centre.
*Camelon Station is a minor station which lies on the same line as Falkirk Grahamston. Unlike the other Falkirk stations, trains don't stop as often here as they do at the other two stations. Trains go to Stirling and Edinburgh.
Falkirk is mid way between [wiki=d586293d554981ed611ab7b01316d2d5]Glasgow[/wiki] and [wiki=03cf54d8ce19777b12732b8c50b3b66f]Edinburgh[/wiki] and sits between the M8 motorway and the M9 motorway . The journey by taxi from Edinburgh Airport takes about half an hour
There are regular bus services to Glasgow, Stirling and Edinburgh.
Falkirk is serviced by the Grangemouth Docks on the Forth River where light cargo ships and coastal tankers call. No ferry or passenger-only services are available.
The Forth and Clyde canal and Union Canals both pass through Falkirk and have been opened to small boat traffic. It is possible to travel from the river Forth to the river Clyde via the canal.Canal boats can travel fron one side of Scotland to the other via the Falkirk Wheel.This is a boat lift which transfers boats from one level to the other ie from the Union Canal to the Forth and Clyde Canal