City Sightseeing Edinburgh Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour


1 hour
Free cancellation
1 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

Explore the historic and vibrant city of Edinburgh in your own time, with an award-winning unlimited 24 hour hop-on hop-off bus tour. From the open-top deck you’ll have a fantastic 360 degree view of the spectacular surroundings, which are a blend of stunning natural beauty, and wonderfully historic architecture. This Scottish sightseeing adventure will take you to all of Edinburgh's key points of interest, including Waverley Bridge, Grassmarket, Johnston Terrace, Old Town, Canongate, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Our Dynamic Earth and much more! There's also an informative audio tour commentary on the double-decker bus, so you can make sense of the fabulous sights you're experiencing. With access to 13 stops around the city, and the ability to hop on and off the bus as much as you please within the given time period, you can truly immerse yourself into the culture of this charming destination.

Inclusions

  • 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour
  • Multilingual audio commentary in 9 languages + free headphones & kids commentary!
  • Vouchers valid for 12 months from travel date selected at check-out

What to expect

Itinerary

Red Route

Route Duration: 1 hour

Stops on the Red Route:
  • Waterloo Place - Stop 1 - Waterloo Place
  • 24 St Andrew Square - St. Andrew Square
  • Lothian Road - Lothian Road
  • Grassmarket - Grassmarket
  • Hillcrest Futures - Tollcross View - Chalmers Street
  • 38 Johnston Terrace - Johnston Terrace
  • Roman Eagle Lodge - Castle (Temporary Stop)
  • National Museum of Scotland - National Museum of Scotland
  • Hyndford's Close - High Street
  • Canongate Kirk - Canongate
  • Holyrood Gift Shop - Holyrood
  • 112-116 Holyrood Gait - Our Dynamic Earth
  • Abbeyhill Crescent - Abbeyhill Crescent
  • Regent Terrace - Regent Road
Attractions on the Red Route:

St Giles' Cathedral / Parliament House / Greyfriars Bobby / Scott Monument / National Galleries Scotland: Modern One / Royal Mile / Dynamic Earth / National Galleries of Scotland: Modern Two / Calton Hill / Arthur's Seat / Holyrood Park / Church of St John the Evangelist / Edinburgh College of Art / George Heriot's School / Gladstone's Land / Palace of Holyroodhouse / The Museum of Edinburgh / John Knox House Museum / Canongate Kirk / Edinburgh Hop on Hop Off Tours / Edinburgh Farmers' Market / City Sightseeing Edinburgh / Grassmarket / National Museum of Scotland / Edinburgh Waverley Station / Edinburgh Castle

Operates: First bus departs from Stop 1 at 9am, last bus departs from Stop 1 at 6pm. Bus frequency is every 12 minutes

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Visit Scotland 5 star award-winning tour and Gold Green Tourism award winner
  • Season: All Year Round (Times may vary - check on arrival) except 24th - 26th & 31st December and 1st & 2nd January
  • First bus departs from Stop 1 at 9am, last bus departs from Stop 1 at 6pm
  • Full tour loop without hopping off takes 60 minutes
  • Frequency of the buses is every 12 minutes
  • Vouchers are valid for 12 months from travel date selected at check-out
  • Kids go free until March 31, 2024. Up to 3 kids can travel for free per adult ticket before this date
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Shannon_B
May 2022

Great way to explore the city, see where places are and how far or close they are to where you want to see. You can get off at a stop, explore a little and then catch another one to take it to the next stop or back to where you got on at. All of the bus drivers were so nice and helpful, even th...

Michelle W
May 2022

We only had a total of FOUR hours in Edinburgh. We didn’t want to waste one minute of this time so we chose to do this and the Edinburgh castle as our two travel events for the day. So much fun!!

Dorothy_B
May 2022

Always the best way to get familiar with a new city. Hop On Hop Off drivers almost always have great tips for identifying the venue(s) you’d most enjoy exploring in more depth.

Garry J
May 2022

Top notch staff and service. Sometimes you meet misery. The staff here were really helpful, informative and personable. Well done. (Especially Mike).

Michele_L
May 2022

We only had limited time so we stayed on the tour until the end. It was a good way to see Edinburgh. Will definitely visit again.

Úna C
April 2022

The Green tour has live commentary The young man we had at 12.20 on Saturday April 30th -Andrew I think was marvellous.So much information and so pleasant.Great way to get around Edinburgh and get a flavour of what can be seen We also used the red route audio guide not as good but great if your d...

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