3 routes, live guides, kids free on 24-hour tickets
24h single tour (Grand 24 / Grand 48 for all 3 tours) · 10 audio languages · 15 stops
24h single tour (Grand 24 / Grand 48 for all 3 tours)
Compare prices for this operatorFamilies and anyone wanting variety. Three routes let you tailor the day: the live-guided Edinburgh Tour for stories, City Sightseeing for the highlights, and the Regal Tour for Leith and the Botanics. On the 24-hour tickets up to three children ride free with each paying adult.
Live guides are English only — if you need another language, the audio commentary on the City Sightseeing route covers 10 languages. Individual tour tickets cover one route each; for all three you need the Grand pass. The free-children rule applies to the 24-hour tickets only — on the Grand 48 pass children pay, and a family ticket for two adults and up to three children is offered instead.
Times shown are for the City Sightseeing (Red) route, summer timetable. Edinburgh Tour (Green) and Regal Tour (Blue) serve overlapping but different stop sets. Exact times may vary due to traffic and events.
| # | Stop | First bus | Last bus | Nearby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterloo Place Waterloo Place (stop ZG) | 08:50 | 17:50 | Calton Hill · Princes Street · Balmoral Hotel |
| 2 | Lothian Road 5 Lothian Road | 09:05 | 18:05 | Usher Hall · Traverse Theatre · Filmhouse |
| 3 | Grassmarket 58 Grassmarket | 09:12 | 18:12 | Grassmarket · Edinburgh Castle (south entrance) · Victoria Street |
| 4 | Lauriston Place 45 Lauriston Place | 09:16 | 18:16 | Greyfriars Bobby · National Museum of Scotland |
| 5 | George IV Bridge George IV Bridge | 09:20 | 18:20 | Edinburgh Castle (main entrance) · Royal Mile · St Giles' Cathedral |
| 6 | The Mound The Mound (west side) | 09:24 | 18:24 | Scottish National Gallery · Princes Street Gardens |
| 7 | Chambers Street 25 Chambers Street | 09:28 | 18:28 | National Museum of Scotland · University of Edinburgh |
| 8 | John Knox House 63 High Street (Royal Mile) | 09:32 | 18:32 | John Knox House · Museum of Childhood · Royal Mile |
| 9 | Canongate 145 Canongate | 09:35 | 18:35 | Canongate Kirk · People's Story Museum · Scottish Parliament (nearby) |
| 10 | Palace of Holyroodhouse Canongate / Horse Wynd | 09:38 | 18:38 | Palace of Holyroodhouse · Holyrood Abbey · Scottish Parliament |
| 11 | Our Dynamic Earth Holyrood Road | 09:41 | 18:41 | Our Dynamic Earth · Arthur's Seat trailhead · Salisbury Crags |
| 12 | Regent Road Regent Road | 09:46 | 18:46 | Calton Hill · Nelson Monument · National Monument |
10 audio languages on the City Sightseeing (Red) route. Edinburgh Tour (Green) offers live commentary in English. Regal Tour (Blue) offers multi-language audio.
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