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City Sightseeing: Edinburgh Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

Name: City Sightseeing: Edinburgh Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour
Start: 2025-10-29T09:00:00
End: 2025-10-29T17:57:00
Location: Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle viewed from a hop-on hop-off tour bus with tourists.

Edinburgh hop-on hop-off tour bus in front of historic buildings.

Family enjoying City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour in Edinburgh.

Tourists enjoying a hop-on hop-off bus tour in Edinburgh with views of Arthur's Seat.

Explore at your pace

Choose your entry time, stay as long as you like

Free cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience

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Book now without paying anything. Cancel for free if your plans change.

Extended validity

Visit anytime until 20 Oct, 2026 without worrying about committing to a date today

Audio guide

Enhance your experience with multilingual audio guide

Operator: City Sightseeing

4.4/5

(754)

Stefano

Sep 2025

Verified booking

4/5

I used hop on for the first time in Edinburgh and in the 24 hours I could see how efficient the service was. Mine, however, in this case was a lucky day because the next day the route was completely turned around by a marathon run through the city. Had I not used the voucher immediately, I would have found myself listening to stories and descriptions of places totally different from the ones I was passing through at the time. Still, it was a good experience that we will do again in another city as soon as we can.

John

Aug 2025

Verified booking

5/5

The tour itself was brilliant. However, trying to find someone and get tickets using our on-line booking was not good. Our driver asked us to get on but said we would need toget off at the next stop to register tickets. Then when I asked for a tour guide map, I was told there weren't any left but I could take a photo image of the guide the member of staff had - not good at all.

Philip

Oct 2025

Verified booking

4/5

Easy to get a ticket. Audio guide is good but not quite in sync. We missed some sights because the guide mentioned things AFTER the bus had passed them! Bus seats are hard but it fun to sit upstairs outside in the sun! Overall a great experience. Will do it again.

Make the most of your time in Edinburgh by curating the perfect travel itinerary with this 24-unlimited hour hop-on-hop-off bus tour.

Access the Red Route, with 14 stops located across the entire city and get on and off whenever you want with buses arriving every 10-12 mins.

With your pass, learn about the history of the city through the multilingual audio guide present along with a kid's commentary channel for your little ones.

Get 360-degree panoramic views with an open-top double-decker bus, perfect for sightseeing.

Some iconic stops include the John Knox House, Grassmarket, Holyrood & Johnston Terrace.

24-hour unlimited hop-on hop-off pass

Access to Red Route

Audio guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and Russian

Horrible Histories' kid's commentary

Headphones

Free kids' tickets

Flexible validity for up to 12 months from your selected date

TOTAL DURATION70 minutes
FREQUENCYEvery 10 mins
FIRST DEPARTUREWaterloo Place at 8:45 AM
LAST DEPARTUREWaterloo Place at 6:00 PM
Timeline
Map
1. Waterloo Place
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2 attractions
Calton Hill
1 minute walk
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
6 minutes walk
2. St. Andrew Square
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2 attractions
St. Andrew Square Gardens
2 minutes walk
Scott Monument
5 minutes walk
3. Lothian Road
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2 attractions
Usher Hall
2 minutes walk
Traverse Theatre
1 minute walk
4. Grassmarket
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2 attractions
Grassmarket Square
1 minute walk
Victoria Street
6 minutes walk
5. Lawnmarket
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2 attractions
Camera Obscura & World of Illusions
1 minute walk
Writers’ Museum
1 minute walk
6. John Knox House
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2 attractions
National Museum of Scotland
2 minutes walk
Bedlam Theatre
2 minutes walk
7. Holyrood
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3 attractions
Palace of Holyroodhouse
1 minute walk
Scottish Parliament Building
Holyrood Park
8 minutes walk
8. Our Dynamic Earth
Get direction
2 attractions
Our Dynamic Earth
The Queen’s Gallery
6 minutes walk

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

4.4
754 reviews
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What our guests say
Philip
Oct 2025
Verified booking
4/5
Easy to get a ticket. Audio guide is good but not quite in sync. We missed some sights because the guide mentioned things AFTER the bus had passed them! Bus seats are hard but it fun to sit upstairs outside in the sun! Overall a great experience. Will do it again.
Claudia
Oct 2025
Verified booking
5/5
The informative guide in my language and the fact that buses continued at short intervals when the journey was interrupted. The drivers and accompanying staff were very friendly and helpful!
Abigail
Oct 2025
Verified booking
5/5
Everything was so easy, the staff were amazing and the actual journey was great. I would recommend this experience to everyone that's wants to see Edinburgh.
John
Oct 2025
Verified booking
5/5
Convenient service, good commentary. Am excellent way to see Edinburgh! My 24 year old great Bruce had never been in Edinburgh Bertrand loved it...
Rozahn
Oct 2025
Verified booking
5/5
Very informative and up-to-date audio, friendly drivers, and easy access points. We were fortunate that it wasn't too busy during our visit.

These tickets are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

Accessibility

This experience is wheelchair accessible.

Wheelchairs must be no larger than 70cm wide, 120cm long, and 135cm high to board the bus. If unsure, contact the service provider.

Just a heads up, each bus can only accommodate 1 wheelchair at a time. If there is already a passenger in a wheelchair, please wait for the next one.

Additional information

Children aged 3 and under travel for free. Child tickets must be added to the cart at the final stage of booking.

Small and well-behaved dogs allowed onboard.