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City Sightseeing Edinburgh: Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus Tour | KIDS GO FREE Special Offer!

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Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily

  • Duration

    Ticket is valid for 24 hours

    1 loop: 70 minutes

  • Start time

    Summer: Between 8:45am to 6pm, every 8-10 minutes
    Winter: 8:55am to 3:55pm, every 20 minutes

  • Meeting Point

    Just hop on at any of the stops and show your e-voucher to the bus driver and you’re good to go! The first stop is Waterloo Place.

  • Ending Point

    You can hop off at any of the stops

Key Highlights

  • Kids Travel Free Offer: Enjoy free travel for up to three children with every adult ticket purchased.
  • Personalise your Edinburgh travels with this 24-hour hop-on, hop-off ticket
  • Hop on and off as you like to get up close with your favourite attractions
  • From Edinburgh Castle to the Farmer’s Market, the trail covers it all
  • Enjoy an immersive multilingual commentary on board
  • Keep your kids engaged with the ‘Horrible Stories’ commentary
  • Your voucher will be valid for 12 months from the date chosen at the time of booking

Activity Overview

KIDS GO FREE OFFER: Kids go free with a full-paying adult ticket.Each adult ticket includes free travel for up to three children. Ensure you add the child tickets to your cart during checkout

The ever-popular Edinburgh Hop-on, Hop-off tour allows you to explore this historic city at your own pace and create your perfect sightseeing itinerary, hopping on and off the buses as you wish. 

Conducted on an open-topped double-decker bus, the tour has an exceptional array of stops - all strategically located to get you up close to your favorite attractions. From the spectacular Edinburgh Castle to the 15th-century John Knox House and The Queen’s official residence - the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the comprehensive route covers it all. Not to mention there’s an engaging audio commentary available on board in different languages so that you don’t miss out on a single story of this incredible city. We got your kids covered, too, with the award-winning ‘Horrible Stories’ commentary available for them in English. 

Some of the hop-on, hop-off stops are: 

  • Waterloo Place
  • St. Andrew Square
  • Lothian Road
  • Grassmarket
  • Lauriston Place
  • Johnston Terrace
  • Lawnmarket
  • Chambers Street
  • John Knox House
  • Canongate
  • Holyrood
  • Our Dynamic Earth
  • Regent Road


Please note that the stops and timings are subject to change.

What’s Included & Not Included

Inclusions

  • 24-hour Hop-On, Hop-Off ticket
  • Audio guide in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian
  • Kid's Commentary in English
  • Free headphones and WiFi onboard

Exclusions

  • Entrances to attractions, unless specified

Routes Details

  • Red Route

Red Route

  1. 1
    Waterloo Place
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  2. 2
    Lothian Road
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  3. 3
    Grassmarket
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  4. 4
    Nicolson Square
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  5. 5
    Chambers Street
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  6. 6
    George IV Bridge (for Edinburgh Castle)
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  7. 7
  8. 8
    St. Andrew Square
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  9. 9
    John Knox House
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  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
    Our Dynamic Earth
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  13. 13
    Abbeyhill Crescent
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  14. 14
    Carlton Terrace Brae
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  15. 15
    Burns Monument
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Important Information

Voucher information: You can show your voucher on your smartphone or other devices. (But if you’d rather print a copy – that’s fine too!)

Kids go free offer: Kids go free with a full-paying adult ticket. Each adult ticket includes free travel for up to three children. Ensure you add the child tickets to your cart during checkout.

Voucher Validity: 12 months from the date chosen at the time of booking.

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

Timings and stops are subject to change. The updated route map will be available on the buses.

Edinburgh is a functioning city and weather, traffic, and events may occasionally cause disruption.


If you are traveling by cruise, you might want to keep the following details in mind:

• You will need alternative methods of transportation to reach Stop Number 1 - Waterloo Place.

• Don’t forget to check the exact location of Edinburgh port before you arrive.

• If you are coming into Leith, you can take a shuttle from the terminal to Waterloo Place (Stop Number 1).

• If you are coming into South Queensferry (Hounds Point), you can take a shuttle from the terminal to Charlotte Square, which is an approximately 10-minutes walk from Stop Number 2.

• Finally, if you are coming to Newhaven, you can take a local bus to central Edinburgh which will take you approximately 30 minutes.

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Satisfied Customers

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Mohamed Kheirulnaim Bin Mohamed Danial - Malaysia 17 May

The tour is entertaining for both adult & children with interesting point on several landmark. The staff is friendly and attend to you while waiting the bus to arrive....

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Miss I Gow - United Kingdom 16 May

My friends and I found the staff on the ground very helpful in sending us on our way. They recommended the kind of trip we may want to do. The 3 live tour bus speakers were...

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Roger Hunter - 16 May

Easy to use website, no problems...

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Tom Gosswiller - 16 May

Great way to get your bearings for the city. Truly enjoyed the ride....

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Ruth Milan - 15 May

An excellent way to get to know Edinburgh. Frequent buses, informative commentaries in various languages, we were delighted with the experience....

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