Travelling during COVID-19

Helping you to plan ahead and stay travel safe

It's more important than ever to stay up to date with advice on how to travel safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. You can help keep Scotland moving by:

Reducing the need to travel: Work from home if you can and stay local for shopping and services.

Planning ahead: If you need to make an essential journey, check your travel options in advance. 

Choosing active travel: Walk, wheel or cycle where possible.

Staying travel safe: Help ensure we have a safe public transport system, available to those most in need.

Two people cycling on a path in a park.

Walking, wheeling and cycling

Getting around by Active Travel.
A person wearing a face covering gets off a bus. Always wear a face covering when travelling on public transport.

Using public transport

Information for rail, bus, tram and subway.
Posters instruct passengers to wear a face coverings and maintain physical distancing to help them travel safely on public transport.

Advice on how to travel safely

Read the guidance.
A car travelling on a road. Read our advice on car sharing during the pandemic.

Advice on car and vehicle sharing

Information on how to share vehicles safely.
A ScotRail worker wearing a face covering. Transport staff and passengers should always wear a face covering when travelling on public transport.

Face coverings on public transport

Mandatory, but with some exemptions.
Passengers wearing face coverings leaving a ferry.

Travelling by ferry

Advice for journeys to our islands.
A person wearing a face covering leaves a train on to an empty platform. Public transport services are running at a reduced capacity.

Plan your journey

Stay one step ahead.