Washington applicants have supported appointment centres in Edinburgh and Manchester in the supplied list.
Centre and route research checked 2 August 2026
Every route below is linked to a current appointment provider and an active Cancellation Finder product.
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Distances start from the centre of Washington and follow a road route where available.
Check the current submission and document instructions before travelling.
There is no on-site parking listed by VFS. Check current travel and security guidance before setting off.
Check your France appointment confirmation and the provider page before setting off.
The centre is close to Piccadilly Gardens. Check the France provider page for appointment-specific arrival instructions.
Driving distances and times are estimates calculated from the centre of the named location. Live traffic, road closures and the applicant starting point can change the journey.
Washington applicants have supported appointment centres in Edinburgh and Manchester in the supplied list. The nearest listed centre is the BLS Spain Visa Application Centre at Suite 1A, 6 Dock Place, Edinburgh EH6 6LU. Other options include VFS Global and TLScontact in Edinburgh, plus TLScontact in Manchester. Routes cover Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and France. Journey figures are driving estimates from Washington's centre. Availability changes, so use the Cancellation Finder for email and SMS notifications and confirm provider instructions.
Four supported centres are listed for Washington. In Edinburgh, BLS Spain is at Suite 1A, 6 Dock Place, Edinburgh EH6 6LU; VFS Global is at 1 Rennie's Isle, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QT; and TLScontact is at Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh EH3 9DR. The France TLScontact centre listed in Manchester is at 1 Portland Street, Manchester M1 3BE. Check the exact centre linked to your route and appointment confirmation before making the journey from Washington for the appointment day.
The route records list Spain through BLS International in Edinburgh; Italy, Netherlands and Portugal through VFS Global in Edinburgh; and France through TLScontact in both Edinburgh and Manchester. These are the supported routes shown for Washington, not a complete list of all provider locations. Open the destination's official booking page, check the application city, and confirm which centre the appointment uses. Do this before arranging travel from Washington, and keep the confirmation accessible on appointment day.
From Washington, the listed driving estimate is 160 minutes to the BLS Spain centre in Edinburgh, 161 minutes to VFS Global Edinburgh, 165 minutes to TLScontact Edinburgh and 160 minutes to TLScontact Manchester. These are estimates calculated from Washington's centre using the supplied distance source. Live traffic, road closures and your actual starting point can change the journey, so use the figures for planning rather than as fixed timings for the selected route and date in practice.
The Edinburgh VFS guidance states that no on-site parking is listed, so do not assume parking at that centre. For France, check the TLScontact route page and appointment confirmation before travelling. For Spain, the BLS guidance calls for the documents and appointment confirmation required for the relevant visa category. For Italy, Netherlands or Portugal, verify the destination-specific VFS page and the Edinburgh address shown in the booking confirmation before setting off from Washington for the appointment and allow flexibility for travel.
Confirm whether your booking is in Edinburgh or Manchester, then copy the full address and postcode into your plans. The supplied list includes several centres, and the route's application city does not by itself identify the exact building.
For the Edinburgh VFS centre, no on-site parking is listed by VFS. Check current travel and security guidance before setting off, and make another address check if your selected route is Italy, Netherlands or Portugal.
Spain appointments require the documents and appointment confirmation specified for your visa category. France requires a route-page and confirmation check, so prepare the paperwork for the selected destination and keep its confirmation available during the journey.
Treat the Edinburgh and Manchester journey figures as estimates, not fixed arrival times. Washington's listed figures are calculated from its centre, while traffic, road closures and your starting point can change the trip, so build practical flexibility into the appointment day.
This guide was researched on 2 August 2026. Provider details can change, so confirm the current instructions before booking or travelling.