Your Essential
Ticket To The City
Choose your Grand Ticket
Grand 24
24-hour city tours
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All 3 city tours — 24 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
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Kids go free! Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
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Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Grand 48
48-hour city tours
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All 3 city tours — 48 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
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Save up to £30 with a Family ticket (2 Adults & Up to 3 Children)
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Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Want to see more ticket options? View more
Choose your tour
For only £3.40 extra per adult, you can enjoy all 3 tours for 24 hours with our Grand24 ticket
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CitySightseeing Edinburgh
24h hop-on, hop-off bus tour exploring Edinburgh’s historic landmarks!
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Kids go free: Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased
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Multi-lingual audio commentary incl. Horrible Histories – a great option for kids!
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Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Edinburgh Tour
24h hop-on, hop-off bus tour exploring Edinburgh’s historic landmarks!
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Kids go free: Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
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Live commentary (English) from one of our expert, local guides.
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Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Regal Tour
24h hop-on, hop-off bus tour exploring Edinburgh’s historic landmarks!
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Kids go free: Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
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Multi-lingual audio commentary guides you through Edinburgh’s royal history.
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Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Want to see more ticket options? View more
Make Your Choice
Royal Edinburgh Ticket
48-hour city tours + guaranteed entry
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All 3 city tours — 48 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
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Guaranteed entry to:
- Edinburgh Castle
- Palace of Holyroodhouse
-
Royal Yacht Britannia
Tripadvisor’s No.1 Attraction in the World
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Exclusive discounts with your ticket
Grand 24
24-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours — 24 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Kids go free! Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Grand 48
48-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours - 48 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Save up to £30 with a Family ticket (2 Adults & Up to 3 Children)
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Airlink
Pre-purchase your adult open return for just £8.50!
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Return journey from Edinburgh Airport to City Centre
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24/7 Frequent Departures: 30 minute journey time
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Dedicated Baggage Area, free wifi and USB charging points
To book individual tour tickets, click here
Royal Edinburgh Ticket
Save Up To 25% (£27) Per Adult*
The smart way to see Edinburgh! Enjoy unlimited hop-on, hop-off bus tours plus guaranteed entry to Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Yacht of Britannia and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in one value-packed ticket!
Guaranteed access to 3 major attractions
- Edinburgh Castle
- Palace of Holyroodhouse
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Royal Yacht Britannia Tripadvisor’s No.1 Attraction in the World
48 hour access to our 3 award-winning city tours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
Ready to experience Edinburgh’s Royal history?
Find out more* Based on the combined price of individual attraction tickets and 48 hour bus tour tickets. Savings may vary based on age category and time of year. Prices valid as of May 2026.
Highlights
Kids Go Free!
Up to three kids go FREE with every paying adult/senior on any city tour or Grand 24 ticket!
Multi-Tour Tickets
24 / 48 hour ticket for all 3 City Tours with the flexibility to explore at your own pace.
Individual Tour Tickets
Pick your favourite hop-on hop-off tour and explore Edinburgh your way.
Airport Transfer Tickets
Fast, frequent, and comfortable connection between Edinburgh Airport and the city centre.
CitySightseeing Edinburgh
Discover Edinburgh at your own pace with our hop-on hop-off CitySightseeing tour. Enjoy fascinating commentary and exclusive Horrible Histories audio for kids, making it perfect for families.
Edinburgh Tour
Experience the city like a local with our live guide on board. Hear fascinating stories, insider tips, and hidden gems as you explore Edinburgh’s iconic landmarks.
Regal Tour
Take the scenic route to Edinburgh’s historic shoreline. The Regal Tour combines stunning city views with a relaxing journey down to the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh & The Shore for a truly unique perspective.
You can access all 3 of our tours in our Grand tickets from only £21.60!
Save 10% online
Our Tours
Choose your Grand Ticket
Grand 24
24-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours — 24 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Kids go free! Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Grand 48
48-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours — 48 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Save up to £30 with a Family ticket (2 Adults & Up to 3 Children)
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Want to see more ticket options? View more
Choose your tour
For only £3.40 extra per adult, you can enjoy all 3 tours for 24 hours with our Grand24 ticket
Upgrade Now
CitySightseeing Edinburgh
24h hop-on, hop-off bus tour exploring Edinburgh’s historic landmarks!
-
Kids go free: Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased
-
Multi-lingual audio commentary incl. Horrible Histories – a great option for kids!
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Edinburgh Tour
24h hop-on, hop-off bus tour exploring Edinburgh’s historic landmarks!
-
Kids go free: Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Live commentary (English) from one of our expert, local guides.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Regal Tour
24h hop-on, hop-off bus tour exploring Edinburgh’s historic landmarks!
-
Kids go free: Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Multi-lingual audio commentary guides you through Edinburgh’s royal history.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Want to see more ticket options? View more
Make Your Choice
Royal Edinburgh Ticket
48-hour city tours + guaranteed entry
-
All 3 city tours — 48 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Guaranteed entry to:
- Edinburgh Castle
- Palace of Holyroodhouse
-
Royal Yacht Britannia
Tripadvisor’s No.1 Attraction in the World
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket
Grand 24
24-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours — 24 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Kids go free! Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Grand 48
48-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours - 48 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Save up to £30 with a Family ticket (2 Adults & Up to 3 Children)
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Airlink
Pre-purchase your adult open return for just £8.50!
-
Return journey from Edinburgh Airport to City Centre
-
24/7 Frequent Departures: 30 minute journey time
-
Dedicated Baggage Area, free wifi and USB charging points
To book individual tour tickets, click here
Choose your Grand Ticket
Grand 24
24-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours — 24 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Kids go free! Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Grand 48
48-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours — 48 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Save up to £30 with a Family ticket (2 Adults & Up to 3 Children)
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Want to see more ticket options? View more
Choose your tour
For only £3.40 extra per adult, you can enjoy all 3 tours for 24 hours with our Grand24 ticket
Upgrade Now
CitySightseeing Edinburgh
24h hop-on, hop-off bus tour exploring Edinburgh’s historic landmarks!
-
Kids go free: Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased
-
Multi-lingual audio commentary incl. Horrible Histories – a great option for kids!
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Edinburgh Tour
24h hop-on, hop-off bus tour exploring Edinburgh’s historic landmarks!
-
Kids go free: Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Live commentary (English) from one of our expert, local guides.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Regal Tour
24h hop-on, hop-off bus tour exploring Edinburgh’s historic landmarks!
-
Kids go free: Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Multi-lingual audio commentary guides you through Edinburgh’s royal history.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Want to see more ticket options? View more
Make Your Choice
Royal Edinburgh Ticket
48-hour city tours + guaranteed entry
-
All 3 city tours — 48 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Guaranteed entry to:
- Edinburgh Castle
- Palace of Holyroodhouse
-
Royal Yacht Britannia
Tripadvisor’s No.1 Attraction in the World
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket
Grand 24
24-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours — 24 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Kids go free! Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Grand 48
48-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours - 48 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Save up to £30 with a Family ticket (2 Adults & Up to 3 Children)
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Airlink
Pre-purchase your adult open return for just £8.50!
-
Return journey from Edinburgh Airport to City Centre
-
24/7 Frequent Departures: 30 minute journey time
-
Dedicated Baggage Area, free wifi and USB charging points
To book individual tour tickets, click here
Choose your Grand Ticket
Grand 24
24-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours — 24 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Kids go free! Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Grand 48
48-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours — 48 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Save up to £30 with a Family ticket (2 Adults & Up to 3 Children)
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Want to see more ticket options? View more
Choose your tour
For only £3.40 extra per adult, you can enjoy all 3 tours for 24 hours with our Grand24 ticket
Upgrade Now
CitySightseeing Edinburgh
24h hop-on, hop-off bus tour exploring Edinburgh’s historic landmarks!
-
Kids go free: Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased
-
Multi-lingual audio commentary incl. Horrible Histories – a great option for kids!
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Edinburgh Tour
24h hop-on, hop-off bus tour exploring Edinburgh’s historic landmarks!
-
Kids go free: Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Live commentary (English) from one of our expert, local guides.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Regal Tour
24h hop-on, hop-off bus tour exploring Edinburgh’s historic landmarks!
-
Kids go free: Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Multi-lingual audio commentary guides you through Edinburgh’s royal history.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Want to see more ticket options? View more
Make Your Choice
Royal Edinburgh Ticket
48-hour city tours + guaranteed entry
-
All 3 city tours — 48 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Guaranteed entry to:
- Edinburgh Castle
- Palace of Holyroodhouse
-
Royal Yacht Britannia
Tripadvisor’s No.1 Attraction in the World
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket
Grand 24
24-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours — 24 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Kids go free! Up to 3 free child tickets with each adult/senior ticket purchased.
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Grand 48
48-hour city tours
-
All 3 city tours - 48 Hours
- CitySightseeing Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Tour
- Regal Tour
-
Save up to £30 with a Family ticket (2 Adults & Up to 3 Children)
-
Exclusive discounts with your ticket.
Airlink
Pre-purchase your adult open return for just £8.50!
-
Return journey from Edinburgh Airport to City Centre
-
24/7 Frequent Departures: 30 minute journey time
-
Dedicated Baggage Area, free wifi and USB charging points
To book individual tour tickets, click here
Find out which ticket and tour you should pick!
Personalise your trip to Edinburgh with our Trip Planner
Find out which ticket and tour you should pick!
Personalise your trip to Edinburgh with our Trip Planner
Travellers’ Experiences
Good value and informative
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
Great host and exceptional tour
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
Edinburgh by bus…in the sunshine!
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
Great value for money. Excellent service
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
Excellent Sightseeing tour of Edinburgh
Very informative tour covering all the major sights in Edinburgh.
Debbie R
February 2026
Good Tour Overall
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
Well worth a way to see Edinburgh
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
Best way to see fabulous Edinburgh if you have limited time.
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
Good value and informative
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
Great overview of the city in 24H
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
Excellent value for money
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
Memorable day at Edinburgh
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
FAQs
When booking via this website, you will be asked to select a Start Date. This is the earliest date from which your ticket can be used. You can then use it on any date afterwards, up to 6 months from your chosen date
Individual tour tickets and Grand 24 tickets purchased from our ticket sellers or drivers are valid for 24 hours from time of purchase. Grand48 ticket is valid for 48 hours.
The Royal Edinburgh Ticket gives access to all city tours for 48 hours from the time of purchase or validation. Entry to Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Royal Yacht Britannia is included. When this ticket is booked via this website, the Start Date selected is also the date the ticket validity is expected to start from, which is required to manage the included entry to third party attractions. Contact [email protected] if you need to amend this Start Date.
See the Terms and Conditions page for full 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 fully accessible to wheelchairs and Class 2 mobility scooters, 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.
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