Aberdeen is located in the North East of Scotland, approximately 65 miles north of Dundee, 127 miles to the north of Edinburgh and 150 miles to the north east of Glasgow. The city boasts excellent transport links with the rest of Scotland, the UK and indeed Europe. The A90, A9, and A96 trunk roads offer direct links to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Inverness. Travel time by road or rail to both Edinburgh and Glasgow is approximately 2.5 - 3 hours, while the East Coast train line provides direct rail travel to London. Aberdeen International Airport is located approximately 5 miles north west of the city centre and provides flights to a variety of domestic and international locations including London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris and Barcelona. The airport offers 30 direct flights a day to London alone. The city also houses the world’s busiest heliport and transfers 500,000 people annually to the offshore platforms.