Edinburgh Bus Tours

Aboard a five star open-top bus you can see sights including Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - all from top deck. Choose from recorded commentary offering a wide selection of languages, or a live English speaking guide. What's more our hop-on hop-off tickets give you total flexibility to further explore Edinburgh’s sights as we pass them.

Make a day of it and save up to £14 with our GRAND and ROYAL tickets. GRAND tickets give you access to all our city tours for 24 or 48 hours. ROYAL tickets include a GRAND 48 hour ticket, and admission to Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse and Royal Yacht Britannia.

Whether you’re a history enthusiast, entertaining the kids or just want to see the sights we have a tour for you. The green Edinburgh Tour is a great introduction to Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns. The Edinburgh World Heritage Official Tour* explores Edinburgh as a city of contrasts, delving deeper into the city’s stories. Keep the kids entertained with our Horrible Histories commentary on City Sightseeing buses. Other tours include MacTour City Tour Bus, Majestic Tour and Forth Bridges Bus & Boat Tour.

Most tours last approximately 1 hour and there are regular departures from Waverley Bridge. Buses can also be picked up at any of their stops along the routes.