Elie is in the East Neuk of Fife, about 90 minutes by car from Edinburgh via the Forth Road Bridge and the A915. There is no train station — Elie's old line was closed in 1965 and the nearest stations are now Leuchars (45 minutes by bus, then onward by bus or taxi) for trains from the north, and Markinch for trains from Edinburgh.
The simplest public-transport route from Edinburgh is by train to Kirkcaldy and then the X60 or 95 bus along the coast. From St Andrews, the 95 bus runs every hour through Crail, Anstruther, and Pittenweem before reaching Elie.