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Edinburgh: Royal Attractions Tickets + 48-Hour Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Name: Edinburgh: Royal Attractions Tickets + 48-Hour Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
Start: 2025-08-22T09:00:00
End: 2025-08-22T18:00:00
Location: Edinburgh

Family enjoying The Royal Edinburgh Tour on an open-top bus.

Edinburgh Castle atop Castle Rock with Ross Fountain in foreground on The Royal Edinburgh Tour.

Visitors observing the Great Hall's medieval armor display inside Edinburgh Castle.

Tourists on a hop-on hop-off bus viewing Edinburgh Castle during the Royal Edinburgh Tour.

Open today

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

Audio guide

Enhance your experience with multilingual audio guide

4.3/5

(154)

Antonio

Jul 2025

Verified booking

5/5

The rooms of the palace are very beautiful, full of charm and history, and the palace is surrounded by a beautiful park. What made the visit even more enjoyable was definitely the audio guide that meticulously illustrates everything and was impisted in a didactic manner that was easily understood and never boring or pedantic. Truly a fabulous experience not to be missed in Edinburgh.

Ciampani

Jul 2025

Verified booking

4/5

All well and good but since King Charles 😡😡😡😡was in the residence...we paid but could not get in and since the ticket was cumulative of 2 other things part of the refund....it skipped cavalry. Do the ticket there so you can be sure you paid the right amount

Beate

Jun 2025

Verified booking

4/5

Hello, the system with the buses and great. As I travel with a crutch and find it difficult to walk long distances, we took a cab to Waterloo Place to activate the 48-hour ticket. We had a room at the Grasmarket. There was also a hop on, hop off bus stop there. It would have been nice to be able to hop on anywhere to activate the ticket! I think another passenger did that too! If that were possible, it would at least be easier for people with walking disabilities! So long Bea and Marie

Step back in time at Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Board the Royal Yacht Britannia for a royal sea adventure – along your HOHO route.

Explore the royal rooms, and wander through Mary, Queen of Scots apartments and see how tea areas and intriguing crew quarters were decorated.

Hop on and off at your leisure with three routes and 50+ key stops. Visit the Scottish Parliament, Old Town, and Royal Mile with your HOHO pass.

Enjoy frequent double-decker buses every 30 mins and listen to the multilingual audio guides or immersive English narration on the green route.

Did you know? In 1566 David Rizzio, the private secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots was murdered brutally inside the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Royal Attractions

Entry to 3 royal Edinburgh attractions (see details here)

Entry to Edinburgh Castle

Entry to Royal Yacht Britannia

Entry to Palace of Holyroodhouse

Audio guide in 30 languages at the Royal Yacht Britannia

Audio guide in 9 languages at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

Edinburgh HOHO

48-hour unlimited hop-on hop-off tour

Access to City Sightseeing (Red), Edinburgh Tour (Green), and Regal Tour (Blue) routes (route details here)

Audio guide in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, Chinese & Portuguese (Red & Blue routes)

Horrible Histories children’s commentary on City Sightseeing ( Red)

English-speaking guide (Green route)

Headphones provided (Red and Blue routes)

Mobile app with a detailed map and live bus tracking

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

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Guests from United States, Australia, Netherlands and over 26 countries have loved this experience
Russell
Jul, 2025Verified booking
5/5
Very helpful staff, bus drivers gave great information and we're cheery
Adrianus
Jun, 2025Verified booking
4/5
Wonderful to see all the highlights of Edinburgh in two days.
Victor
Aug, 2025Verified booking
5/5
New clean double Decker buses. Great audio tour in many languages. Nice drivers. Easy on easy off. Frequency good too. Attraction tickets all worked out well. Highly recommend!
Esther
Aug, 2025Verified booking
5/5
It was the best palace visit I have experienced so far. With the clear audio guide and directions, it was fascinating as well as informative. Luckily it was a nice sunny day with a good crowd.
Peggy
Aug, 2025Verified booking
5/5
It was so convient! and we loved riding on the top of the bus. The commentary along the way was a great way to learn about Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Castle

Monday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 05:00pm
Tuesday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 05:00pm
Wednesday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 05:00pm
Thursday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 05:00pm
Friday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 05:00pm
Saturday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 05:00pm
Sunday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 05:00pm

Palace of Holyroodhouse

Monday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 04:30pm
Tuesday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 04:30pm
Wednesday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 04:30pm
Thursday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 04:30pm
Friday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 04:30pm
Saturday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 04:30pm
Sunday	09:30am - 06:00pm	last entry 04:30pm

Accessibility

Royal Attractions

Parts of Edinburgh Castle and Palace of Holyroodhouse are wheelchair accessible.

The Royal Yacht Britannia experience is wheelchair accessible.

Edinburgh HOHO

This experience is wheelchair accessible.

Mobility scooters are allowed if folded and stored as luggage.

Your guide dogs and pet dogs are welcome aboard.

Additional information

Royal Attractions

The Palace of Holyroodhouse is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except from 25 May to 8 September 2025, when it remains open daily.

Holyrood Palace is closed between June 26 and July 4, 2025. Entry to The King's Gallery and a Palace Guidebook are offered as an alternative to Royal Edinburgh Ticket customers.

Entry to the Edinburgh Castle is guaranteed – when you validate your prepaid voucher you will be offered a choice of entry slots. This cannot be booked in advance. Even if the Castle’s own website is sold out, tickets are allocated for Royal Edinburgh Ticket customers.

Note that the ticket lets you visit Edinburgh Castle and Royal Yacht Britannia within 48 hours. If you need to visit the Palace of Holyroodhouse outside of that timeframe, your ticket will still be valid.

The 48 hours start when you validate your voucher – you will be issued a Royal Edinburgh Ticket with a tear off portion for Britannia and the Palace. You will also receive a tour ticket to get you on and of the tours. At that point we shall reserve your Castle entry.

Children aged 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult or senior citizen during their visit.

Please display your mobile voucher with a valid photo ID at the redemption point.

How Do I Use My Voucher

Your voucher gives you access to Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse, The Royal Yacht Britannia and 48 hours unlimited Edinburgh Bus Tour travel - any or all 3 tours: Edinburgh Tour, The Majestic Tour and City Sightseeing.

The ticket could be used for entry to The Royal Yacht Britannia or the Palace of Holyroodhouse after the validity period.

After redeeming your voucher, you can board the bus at any designated bus stop. Please click here for a detailed route map of all the 3 tours and their boarding points.

Redemption Point

Redeem your voucher at Waterloo Place (Stop ZG).

Address: Edinburgh EH1 3EG, United Kingdom.

Get Directions to the Redemption Point

Getting There

By Bus

The redemption point is a bus stop.

Board bus X24 to get you there.

By Train

The closest train station is Edinburgh Waverley. It is a quick 4-min walk to the redemption point.

Board trains LNER, ScotRail, and more to get you there.