Daily
Hop-On, Hop-Off: Ticket is valid for 24 hours
Attraction ticket: 80 minutes
Hop-On, Hop-Off:
| Route Name | Season | Schedule | Loop | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Route | April to October | 08:45 AM to 06:00 PM | 70 minutes | 7 to 10 minutes |
| November to March | 08:55 AM to 03:55 PM | 70 minutes | 20 minutes |
Hop-On, Hop-Off: Just hop on at any of the stops and show your e-voucher to the bus driver and you’re good to go! The first stop is Waterloo Place.
Attraction ticket: Make your way to The Edinburgh Dungeon, 31, Market Street, EH1 1DF. (Located next to Waverley Station)
You can hop off at any of the stops
Explore Edinburgh with a Hop-On, Hop-Off tour and delve into the dark history at The Edinburgh Dungeon. Save the hassle of multiple bookings and enjoy flexible sightseeing option and thrilling experiences with this combo offer.
City Sightseeing Edinburgh Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus:
KIDS GO FREE OFFER:** Kids travel free with a full-paying adult ticket! Up to three kids per adult ticket; please add child tickets to your cart when booking.
The popular Edinburgh Hop-on, Hop-off tour lets you explore the historic city at your own pace. Conducted on an open-top double-decker bus, it features strategically located stops, including Edinburgh Castle, John Knox House, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Enjoy engaging audio commentary in multiple languages and the award-winning 'Horrible Histories' commentary for kids in English.
Some of the major attractions covered:
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Edinburgh Dungeon:
Ready to explore the darker side? The chilling, the mysterious? Are you done with the main attractions? Then a visit to the Edinburgh Dungeons is just the ticket. Or should that be the gory ticket? It's not all haggis and shortbread, there's a darker side to Scotland - and you're about to walk right through it.
On this thrilling experience, you’ll uncover Edinburgh’s gruesome past. State of the art effects and rides with 360-degree experiences await. There is also a cast of actors ready to bring the past to life! When you’re not freaking out, you’ll be laughing your socks off at their stories. Get inside the Witch Pricker’s interrogation chamber, dodge the cannibalistic Bean Family and see what life was like in the 1600s with The Foul Clenger (or plague cleaner).
Hop-On, Hop-Off:
Voucher information:
You can show your voucher on your smartphone or other devices. (But if you’d rather print a copy – that’s fine too!)
The date chosen is for the attraction ticket. The Hop-On, Hop-Off bus tour is valid for 12 months from the date chosen at the time of booking.
Individual vouchers for each activity will be shared with customers within 24 hours of booking.
Hop-On, Hop-Off:
Kids go free offer: Kids go free with a full-paying adult ticket!
Up to three kids can travel free per adult ticket. Please still add child tickets to the cart when making your purchase.
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Timings and stops are subject to change. The updated route map will be available on the buses.
Edinburgh is a functioning city and weather, traffic, and events may occasionally cause disruption.
If you are traveling by cruise, you might want to keep the following details in mind:
Edinburgh Dungeon:
The minimum age for The Edinburgh Dungeon is 5 years. The minimum recommended age is 8
Kids under 15 must be accompanied by an adult (16+).
There are no storage facilities onsite. You may, however, store personal belongings at the left-luggage facility of Waverley Station, located near the Dungeon, for a small fee.
Easy online. Made it very quick to use....
Always find this kind of bus service a great intoduction to a city. Gives you a good idea of the geography and the best places to visit. The Edinburgh tour worked well for me....
The tour guides where great. They where very informative. It was nice to relax and view Edinburgh. The only suggestion I have would be more clear as to where the pick up spotd...
Pleasantly surprised that the purchase included ALL the routes for our Hop On/Off tour buses available for the city we visited. Made such an experience discovering all that was...
Fantastic way to book attractions in advance. Exchanging the vouchers were very easy in both Edinburgh, Scotland and London, England....
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