Edinburgh Bus Tours
Edinburgh Bus Tours
4.5
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
About
Hop on - hop off and discover the best of Scotland’s Capital with Edinburgh Bus Tours. Enjoy unbeatable views and an incredible experience on board our five star tours. Explore sights including Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse and The Royal Yacht Britannia. Choose from multi-lingual commentary available in up to 10 different languages or let a specially trained English speaking guide tell you about their city. Hop on - hop off tickets valid for 24 hours give you total flexibility to explore. Make a day of it and save money with our Grand and Royal tickets. Grand tickets give you access to all city tours for 24 or 48 hours. The Royal Edinburgh Ticket includes a Grand 48 ticket, plus admission to Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse and Royal Yacht Britannia. We operate every day of the year.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Awards
Travellers' Choice
2023

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BENDYALL
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK10 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Couples
Nothing to say but, I would recommend a bus tour wherever you go, you get to see whichever place you are in and then afterwards you have a better insight on where to walk in the days after.

Ticket seller funny as owt, was going to buy tickets anyway, but he does well encouraging you if you are in two minds, without being pushy.

Drivers and guides were all excellent too, ever given my wife a photo op as it was her birthday.

Thank you lovely people!
Written 1 March 2024
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Georgenmilo What a lovely review - thank you. Ir sounds like you had a great time in Edinburgh celebrating your wife's birthday and it's so good to hear how friendly and welcoming our team were. Many thanks from us all Elaine
Written 4 March 2024
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debschillen
Greater Manchester, UK2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Solo
Great service with Mike on the mike and Neil at the wheel! Good live commentary but only in English (suited me). Sat upstairs, windy but not raining and took good photos. Got on and off a few times. Only stopped at each stop for a very short time. I think the buses are every 30 mins. It stops at all of the major attractions. I took the green route through the old and new town. You can buy your tickets from the staff at the bus stop and possibly on the bus
Written 18 February 2024
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I've had Mike on the mic mentioned in reviews before but not Neil at the wheel - what a great combo!! It sounds like you really made the most of your hop-on, hop-off ticket and used the tour to find out more about the city as well as get round to the places of interest. We offer the live guided Edinburgh Tour but also have a multi-language option with City Sightseeing Edinburgh for those who want to explore in a different language. I hope you made the most of the discounts with your ticket too. Thanks so much for your comprehensive review - we really appreciate it. With best wishes Elaine
Written 23 February 2024
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Lynne M
Edinburgh, UK30 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Couples
We went on the Edinburgh tour (green bus), as it had a guide instead of recorded info. Mike (on the Mike) was really excellent. Even though we live in Edinburgh, there's always so much to see and learn about and Mike didn't disappoint. Miros the driver was also very helpful.
Would recommend this tour to both residents and visitors, as it gives a great starting point for any Edinburgh visit.
Written 18 February 2024
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JWM13 I am particularly pleased to read that you hopped on as a local not a visitor and how much you enjoyed seeing your city from our tour buses. Thank you for choosing our live guided Edinburgh Tour and for your lovely words about Mike - he will be delighted. Thank you for recommending us so highly here. with best wishes Elaine
Written 23 February 2024
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Mark T
Orlando, FL464 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Family
The kids loved the horrible history version of the tour and it was a great way to get an overview of the city. Very handy hop on hop off stops
Written 27 January 2024
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marktraynor Thank you for choosing our City Sightseeing Tour and for sharing your feedback here. It's good to hear how appreciated our Horrible Histories commentary was and that you made the most of the hop-on, hop-off tickets to really explore the city. Many thanks from us all Elaine
Written 29 January 2024
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Tassos Dafnis
Corfu, Greece4 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Solo
From the three busses I used only the green and the blue (majestic route). I must say that the drivers on both buses where very polite and helpful. Especially the tour guide who did the 15.40 tour on January the 3rd was amazing!! He was very knowledgeable and cheerful!! (Btw thanks for letting us know about Alandas, went there twice,the ice cream was great!!).

Also, the lady on the information office (3rd Jan morning) was very helpful. She provided me with information about the routes helped me with the attraction tickets and told me to do the royal yacht and the Holyrood the same day (great tip, thanks for that).

However, on the blue bus the bus stops are not properly announced. Unfortunately, I missed the Holyrood palace stop and had to walk back. Not a big deal, but a monitor announcing the stops would be very helpful.
Written 5 January 2024
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Thanks so much for your positive feedback on your time with us. It wounds like you were made to feel very welcome and especially enjoyed our live guided Edinburgh Tour. we currently have a diversion on our Majestic Tour so the Holyrood stop has moved - I am sorry you were not made aware of this when on board. I'll share your comments with the team to ensure customers know which stop to use for the Palace during the roadwokrs. With best wishes from us all Elaine
Written 8 January 2024
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Donna
Fareham, UK5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Couples
We only had 24 hours in Edinburgh so decided to take a live guided bus tour. What a great way to see the city. We were welcomed aboard by Brendan the friendly driver and had great seats at the front of the top deck. Steve the tour guide was brilliant. He shared historical facts peppered with his own humorous comments. A thoroughly enjoyable way to spend the afternoon.
Brendan even gave us directions to our hotel before we hopped off the bus. Thank you!
Written 19 December 2023
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It sounds you had the best time exploring Edinburgh with us in the short time you had in the city. it's good to hear how welcome Brendan and Steve made you and how much you enjoyed Steve's commentary. Thank you for taking the time to rate us here - we love hearing back from our valued customers. With best wishes Elaine
Written 21 December 2023
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dee h
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Friends
Whilst in Edinburgh went on two tours. All staff friendly, helpful. Really enjoyed the experience. A great way to see the city, get to learn key facts, history. Fair price. Recommend.
Written 7 December 2023
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825deeh Love the title of your review - thank you for recommending our tours in your review. It's good to hear back from our happy customers and to hear how much you enjoyed exploring Edinburgh with us. Huge thanks from us all. Elaine
Written 8 December 2023
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1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
Excellent trip, Murray drove us round safely and the guide Johnny was very informative and very funny. Really good value for money, highly recommended.
Written 14 November 2023
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We really appreciate you recommending our live guided Edinburgh Tour so highly here. Johnny and Murray will be delighted at their special mention. I hope you made the most of the validity of your ticket to hop off and back on to explore the sights. Many thanks from us all. Elaine
Written 24 November 2023
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James G
Birmingham, UK1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Family
It was a great way to explore Edinburgh with imformation about places along with some fun facts. There were many brilliant views on the tour luke Arthur's seat and a look over the whole city. We had a laugh at Jonny's commentary and great driving from Faye.
Written 3 November 2023
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Thank you for your lovely words about your time on our live guided Edinburgh Tour with top team Johnny and Faye. They will be so pleased to hear how much you enjoyed seeing the city with them. It's amazing what you can see from upstairs,hope you got some great pics of Arthur's Seat. We love hearing back from our customers, thank you for taking the time to share your 5 star experience here. With best wishes Elaine
Written 10 November 2023
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Mandy Milsom
Daventry, UK22 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
There were so many tours to choose from and feel so lucky we chose this one! We took the green Edinburgh Bus Tour from graveyard at the far end of Prince’s street. The tour guide, Johnny, was fabulous. Great humour and fantastic obscure facts all the way around!
Can’t recommend this tour enough (Faye was the driver!). £36 for 1hr15 tour- we stayed on for the whole tour but you could get on and off too! 😊
Written 3 November 2023
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Thanks so much for your 5 star review of our live guided Edinburgh Tour. Faye and Johnny will be delighted to hear how much you enjoyed their tour. Not sure which tickets you bought but adults are £16 for a 24 hour hop on , hop off ticket - maybe a misprint. We appreciate you recommending us so highly here. Thank you Elaine
Written 10 November 2023
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