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March 13, 2026
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Discover Edinburgh with the city’s leading open‑top sightseeing operator. From individual tours to multi‑tour passes and attraction-inclusive packages, we offer a range of flexible products designed to suit every kind of explorer.
With three distinctive hop‑on hop‑off tours and great‑value ticket options, it’s easy to experience the very best of the capital your way.
Guaranteed entry is included to 3 major attractions, plus enjoy 48 hours access to all 3 city tours.
Pick your favourite hop-on hop-off tour and explore Edinburgh your way.
24 / 48 hour ticket for all 3 City Tours with the flexibility to explore at your own pace.
Fast, frequent, and comfortable connection between Edinburgh Airport and the city centre.
Discover Edinburgh’s most iconic landmarks with local experts and enjoy sightseeing in comfort on our modern open-top buses. Our tours bring the city’s stories to life through live guides and captivating multi-lingual audio commentary, including family-friendly Horrible Histories commentary.
Three unique routes explore the very best of Edinburgh and with flexible ticket options and accessible vehicles, you can experience the city at your convenience.
Live guided & multi-lingual audio-led Tours incl. Horrible Histories
Three routes to explore
Unlimited Hop‑On Hop‑Off Flexibility
20% Off Online Exclusive on Grand 24 & Grand 48 tickets
Here is some amazing feedback from our travellers
Claire was an absolute joy. Her knowledge of medieval history was exceptional and made the experience so worth while. So entertaining and informative. Hope you all can have her!
K Mitch S
February 2026
What a beautiful day for our bus tour of Edinburgh, the sun was shining, our tour guide (Dave) was so knowledgeable and we had a blast!
I thought I knew about Edinburgh’s history (having been brought up just over the water in Fife) but clearly not! I learned loads! Would highly recommend👍🏻
Tracey B
February 2026
We chose the green bus as it had a guide commentating along the way. We used our 24hr ticket over 2 days to visit numerous places around Edinburgh.
debc0311
February 2026
We brought a 24 hour ticket online which was good value. We managed to go on all three buses during this time. Each one was enjoyable and informative.
We particularly liked the green tour with the live guide, we had Scott who was both knowledgeable and entertaining. We also downloaded the app to use which was really useful for showing exactly where the shops were and live tines of the buses.
Would recommend as a good way to see more of Edinburgh and learn more about this wonderful city.
SLW47
February 2026
Very informative tour covering all the major sights in Edinburgh.
Debbie R
February 2026
Easy to book, very helpful staff and the tour itself was very good.
We saw places of the City we would have otherwise missed.
Sigrid W
December 2025
We did the Red bus tour which has a tour guide rather than earphone commentary. The welcome from Colin the Tour Guide was excellent. Tour was so good we went round twice Thought we knew about Edinburgh but Colin our guide had so much information it was amazing.
We sat on top deck which was a bit chilly but the best way for the views.
Rae M
December 2025
I thought this was excellent value for money. We bought the Royal Edinburgh Ticket. When you take out the price of entry into the attractions you're getting the bus ride for next to nothing. We only took the red and blue routes but the audio commentary was excellent and informative.
The hop on and off facility meant we saw more of Edinburgh than we would on our own
Mark R
September 2025
We used the Red, Green, and Blue buses, and all the routes were fantastic! The views from the upper deck were absolutely spectacular. A special thank you to the ticket staff, Tammie, who was so sweet and helpful. She suggested we start with the Blue bus since we didn’t have much time to explore, and it turned out to be the perfect choice.
We had no idea which route to take or which ticket would be best, but with Tammie’s advice, we ended up having the best day in Edinburgh !
Jyldyz K
September 2025
Great overview of the city! You can see all the buildings in 1 day.
To find out what to visit eventually the next day. Friendly staff and interesting audio, easy to listen too! Green line with live commentary.
Lots of historical information and also extra information (sports, schools etc.) attached to the sights! We booked the 3 lines tours for 24H.
Meander35801734410
September 2025
Best way to see lots in a limited time. I took their advice and planned my two day Royal Tour ticket which included use of three bus routes and three historic sites. The shortest tour had a lovely guide Isla who gave a knowledgeable narration of the inner city sights.
The other two buses used excellent audio guides. Plenty of hop on/off stops with good warning and meant that attractions were easily accessible.
Drivers very good especially as with the Festivals on everywhere was exceptionally busy. I thought the inclusive ticket very reasonable
Di J
September 2025
We brought a 24 hour ticket online which was good value. We managed to go on all three buses during this time. Each one was enjoyable and informative. We particularly liked the green tour with the live guide, we had Scott who was both knowledgeable and entertaining. We also downloaded the app to use which was really useful for showing exactly where the shops were and live tines of the buses.
Would recommend as a good way to see more of Edinburgh and learn more about this wonderful city.
SLW47
September 2025
You can join our tours at any bus stop, and hop-on hop-off for the duration of your ticket.
Our tours all start at Waterloo Place (stop ZG), just off Princes Street. You can join a tour at any stop and hop on and off for the duration of your ticket.
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Individual tour tickets are valid for 24 hours from time of purchase.
Grand 48 tickets offer access to all city tours for 48 hours.
The Royal Edinburgh Ticket gives access to all city tours for 48 hours from the time of purchase, plus entry to Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Royal Yacht Britannia.
Online tickets from our website are valid for 6 months from the date of purchase, with their 24 or 48 hour validity activated when your confirmation is scanned by a member of staff. See the Terms and Conditions page for details about voucher validity and usage.
Please contact our sales team at [email protected] or call 0131 556 2244 to arrange a group visit.
Pre-booking is necessary to receive a group discount. The discount applies to groups of 10 or more (or groups of 15 or more for the Royal Edinburgh Ticket and Airlink).
We can also offer private hires.
All tour buses are full accessible with low floor ramped access and two wheelchair spaces.
All dogs are welcome on board our buses.
For deaf and hearing impaired persons, screens are available on the lower decks of City Sightseeing and Regal Tour buses so that information available via the commentaries can also be read.