About this experience
Hop on a City Sightseeing Edinburgh bus tour and discover sights such as Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket as you travel on an open-top, double-decker bus with panoramic views of the city.
Highlights
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What's included
- 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour
- Audio guide commentary in 9 languages
- Horrible Histories' Kid's Commentary
- Headphones
- Stops near all the major sights
- Up to 3 kids can travel for free per adult ticket
How to use
- Show Mobile Ticket
- At Redemption Counter
What to expect
Explore Edinburgh at your own pace with an award-winning hop-on hop-off open-top bus tour. Enjoy the onboard commentary that describes the history behind the city. Stop at locations like St Andrew Square, Johnstone Terrace, the Royal Mile. See sights like Edinburgh Castle and Grassmarket. Board the bus and begin your city adventure. Compare Edinburgh's Old Town, where families lived in cramped conditions and rubbish was thrown out of the windows, to the elegant Georgian New Town, with its 3 main streets and square at either end.
Hear about the hangings that took place in the Grassmarket as you marvel at the impenetrable Castle Rock above you, and hear about historic attempts to capture Edinburgh Castle. Drive along the Royal Mile, which joins Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Use the 24-hour ticket to hop on and off as you please. With great visitor attractions, museums, galleries, and restaurants to suit every taste and budget, Edinburgh's got it all!
Tour Stops:
1. Waterloo Place
2. Lothian Road
3. Grassmarket
4. Nicolson Square
5. Chambers Street
6. George IV Bridge
7. The Mound
8. St. Andrew Square
9. John Knox House
10. Canongate
11. Holyrood
12. Our Dynamic Earth
13. Abbeyhill Crescent
14. Regent Road
15. Burns Monument
Operating hours
09:00-18:00
Terms & conditions
• First departure from Stop 1 at 8:55am
• Last departure from Stop 1 at 3:55pm
• Buses run every 20 minutes
• Tour duration: 70 minutes
• Full mobility facilities on all tour buses, and a subtitled screen downstairs for those who are hard of hearing
• With your voucher, enjoy flexible access for up to 12 months from the travel date you select at check-out
• Kids go free! Up to 3 kids can travel for free per adult ticket. Child tickets must be added to basket when purchasing tickets. Valid for travel before 31st March 2026
• Wednesday 1st July: Due to an event taking place, Stops 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 will be closed between 2pm and 3pm. Stop 5 at Chambers Street will be on the other side of the road during this time