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Edinburgh: 24-Hour Family-Friendly Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

4.5  / 53054 reviews
Activity provider:City Sightseeing UK
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Hop-on hop-off tour

Edinburgh: 24-Hour Family-Friendly Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Activity provider:City Sightseeing UK
4.5  / 53054 reviews

From US$ 19.58 per person

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Hop-on to a City Sightseeing Edinburgh bus tour and enjoy unlimited hop on hop off for 24 hours. Discover sights such as Edinburgh Castle and the Grassmarket, as you travel on an open-top, double-decker bus with panoramic views of the city.

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Audio guide included
Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese
Wheelchair accessible

Experience

Highlights
  • Tour Edinburgh at your own pace with a 24-hour ticket for the hop-on hop-off bus
  • Enjoy panoramic views from the open-top deck
  • Hop off at Edinburgh Castle and get great city views
  • Learn as you go with the informative on-board audio commentary
  • Keep the kids entertained with kid-friendly historical stories
Full description

Explore Edinburgh at your own pace with an award-winning hop-on hop-off open-top bus tour. Enjoy the onboard commentary that describes the history behind the city. Stop at locations like St Andrew Square, Johnstone Terrace, the Royal Mile. See sights like Edinburgh Castle and Grassmarket.

Board the bus and begin your city adventure. Compare Edinburgh's Old Town, where families lived in cramped conditions and rubbish was thrown out of the windows, to the elegant Georgian New Town, with its 3 main streets and square at either end. Hear about the hangings that took place in the Grassmarket as you marvel at the impenetrable Castle Rock above you, and hear about historic attempts to capture Edinburgh Castle. Drive along the Royal Mile, which joins Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Use the 24-hour ticket to hop on and off as you please. With great visitor attractions, museums, galleries, and restaurants to suit every taste and budget, Edinburgh's got it all! Buses run every 30 minutes, making the following loop: Tour Stops: 1. Waterloo Place 2. St. Andrew Square 3. Lothian Road 4. Grassmarket 5. Lauriston Place 6. Johnston Terrace 7. Lawnmarket 8. Chambers Street 9. John Knox House 10. Canongate 11. Holyrood 12. Our Dynamic Earth 13. Regent Road

Includes
  • 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus ticket
  • One of the best audio commentaries in 9 languages plus 'Horrible Histories' Kid's Commentary
  • Headphones
  • Kids go free until March 31st 2024 with up to three kids traveling free per adult ticket (please still add child tickets to the cart when making your purchase)
  • Attraction Tickets

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The first stop is located at St Andrew Square Northside, but you can join or end the tour at any of the bus stops along the route: 1. St Andrew Square - Northside 2. Lothian Road - Waldorf Astoria 3. Grassmarket 4. Lauriston Place 5. Johnstone Terrace - Edinburgh Castle, The Scottish Whiskey Experience 6. Lawnmarket - Gladstone's End, The Real Mary King's Close 7. Chambers Street - National Museum of Scotland 8. St Mary's Street West 9. Canongate - John Knox House 10. Royal Mile - Scottish Parliament, Palace of Holyrood House 11. Dynamic Earth 12. Regent Road - Burns Monument.

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Important information

Know before you go

  • Tours operate all year round from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. A full loop takes 1 hour. Buses run every 12 minutes
  • Full mobility facilities on all tour buses, and a subtitled screen downstairs for those who are hard of hearing
  • With your voucher, enjoy flexible access for up to 12 months from the travel date you select at check-out
  • Kids go free until March 31, 2024. Up to 3 kids can travel for free per adult ticket before this date

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 3054 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.7/5
  • Service
    4.6/5
  • Organization
    4.5/5

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The tour was very good. It gave us a chance to see some spectacular sights in Edinburgh and it didn't take long to complete the loop. We were able to get off to have some lunch and get back on to take another look at such a beautiful city with so much history. The weather was also kind to us which meant we could sit up top to soak up all the views. An experience we won't forget.

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September 13, 2023

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Ian M – AustraliaVerified booking

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As a regular visitor to Edinburgh, we decided on the bus tour. It was good but because of the hop on hop off at anytime it meant there was a lot of disruption to the tour. It was enjoyable but be aware of people getting on and off at various stop points.

August 31, 2023

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Lorraine – United KingdomVerified booking

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We had three different guides, and they were not all equal. We did not get the name of the last one, but he was a younger gentleman (late 20s/early 30s) with a lip ring. He was particularly great. He made a point to play all possible tour recordings, so we heard things on his route that we didn’t on others.

July 5, 2023

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Samuel – United StatesVerified booking

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