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

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Ticket is valid for 24 hours

Buses run between 9am to 4pm, every 30 minutes. Full loop takes 60 minutes.

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.

You can hop off at any of the stops

• 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
• Kids go free with a full paying adult ticket. Offer valid for bookings with travel until March 31st 2024!
• 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
• Both printed and smartphone vouchers accepted!
• Your voucher will be valid for 12 months from the date chosen at the time of booking

KIDS GO FREE OFFER: Kids go free with a full-paying adult ticket. Offer valid for bookings with travel until March 31st 2024!  Up to three kids can travel free per adult ticket. Please still add child tickets to the cart when making your purchase.

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
• Chambers Street
• John Knox House
• Our Dynamic Earth
• Regent Road

About the Supplier:  City Sightseeing is one of the leading tour operators offering hop-on, hop-off services across 100 locations worldwide. They have been providing quality services since 1998.

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

• 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
• Entrances to attractions, unless specified

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Please note.

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. Offer valid for bookings with travel until March 31st, 2024!

Up to three kids can travel free per adult ticket. Please still add child tickets to the cart when making your purchase.

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.

Stop 7 has moved back to Lawnmarket from its temporary location near the castle.

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

• 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.

Customer Reviews

Jason mobey.

Great way to see the City; kids loved it too.

Michael Fulcher

No issues, easy process to purchase tickets

Amanda Williams

Great service from friendly staff

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Welcome to the brightest way to enjoy Edinburgh

We’ve got two Hop-On, Hop-Off open top bus tours – the City Tour or Britannia Tour – to take you to all the sights of Scotland’s capital city. You’ll be able to enjoy all that Edinburgh has to offer from just £16 for 24 hours or £20 for two tours across two days . There’s commentary to suit all tastes, with 10 languages available.

BrightBus Airport Express  is the fastest, cheapest, brightest way between the city and airport. With fares starting from  £4 single  and  £15 a week , our comfy buses run up to every 10 mins at busy times from a choice of handy pick-up points across the city centre.

What you’ll see on our tours

Our  City Tour  takes you around the hustle and bustle of the historic city centre and winding around the cobbled streets of Old Town. You’ll discover all the secrets of ‘Auld Reekie’, its’ world class sights and its’ people.

Switch over to our  Britannia Tour  to experience royalty, visit Leith’s shore, see The Majestic Royal Yacht Britannia and more.

Our best selling combo tickets mean you can buy Two Tours across two days for just  £20 , or you can combine a Airport Express return journey with unlimited travel on our tours with the Experience Edinburgh ticket for £25 for a whole week !

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Travelling from Edinburgh airport and into the city has never been brighter. The BrightBus Airport Express is a fast and convenient way to travel between the Airport and the city centre. It has fewer stops and convenient pick-up points, reducing the need for walking in the city centre.  Find out more here!

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Our friendly BrightBus team are always here to help you. From tickets to advice and top tips, they’re easy to find and even easier to talk to! Once aboard one of our tour and airport buses, all you need to do is sit back and relax until you’re ready to delve into the nooks and crannies of this great city. Exploring Edinburgh has never been simpler!

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Edinburgh bus tours: Lothian Buses launches new 'Regal' route to highlight Capital's royal connections

Lothian Buses ' has launched a new sightseeing tour to highlight the Capital's royal connections.

Edinburgh Bus Tours, the company's open-top bus division, introduced its brand-new Regal Tour on Sunday March 24. It joins the two existing tours on offer - the guide-led Edinburgh Tour and the CitySightseeing Edinburgh Tour.

The 80-minute Regal Tour takes in key attractions such as the Palace of Holyroodhouse , the Royal Yacht Britannia , and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh , as well as Leith and Newhaven, where visitors can hop off to explore the independent shops, bars and restaurants lining Leith Shore and Newhaven Harbour.

With a multilingual audio commentary highlighting all the key sights as visitors work their way around the city, Lothian Buses says the Regal Tour is a great way to see landmarks and attractions while exploring further afield beyond the city centre boundaries.

Managing director Sarah Boyd said: “We’re delighted to welcome visitors on board our new Regal Tour, which adds another dimension to our already fantastic five- star tour portfolio. We hope visitors to the city will take advantage of our ‘hop-on-hop-off’ tours and take the opportunity to explore our stunning capital city from the top deck.  All of our tickets include excellent added value offers from key partners across the capital.

“The launch of the Regal Tour marks an exciting moment in our long history in the city of Edinburgh and we look forward to welcoming visitors on board. With Edinburgh Bus Tours, visitors can be confident of quality, reliability and value for money”.

And the new tour was welcomed by Neil Christison, regional director at VisitScotland. He said: “It’s great to see Edinburgh Bus Tours investing in the visitor experience in the city and expanding their exceptional tour offering. Edinburgh is steeped in the history of Scotland’s monarchs, and recent events have shown there remains a keen fascination from visitors to our royal connections. Bus tours are a fantastic way to get around Edinburgh and help encourage visitors to explore beyond the city centre and into the bustling communities of Leith and Newhaven.”

The Regal Tour, like the other two, costs £18. Edinburgh Bus Tours’ visitors can also enjoy discounts and offers to other city attractions, such as Lind and Lime Gin Distillery, Johnnie Walker Princes Street, and the Real Mary King’s Close.  And customers can also buy tickets directly from its ticket sellers and drivers for Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh Dungeon and Dynamic Earth.

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A great introduction to Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns. Specially trained live guides look forward to welcoming you and to telling you about the city’s rich history. Edinburgh Tour runs every day except 24,25,& 26 December.

Child tickets will be issued when you board (up to 3 children free with every paying adult)

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