Edinburgh City Red Route | Edinburgh Sightseeing Routes | Big Bus Tours

Tour Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Frequency: every 10 mins till 17:00, then every 20 mins

City Tour - Red Route Hop-on Hop-off Day Tour

Hop on our Red Route and get the full Edinburgh experience. See landmarks such as Edinburgh Castle, Scottish Parliament and the National Monument of Scotland, while enjoying facts from our pre-recorded tour commentary.

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1

Waterloo Place

27 Waterloo Pl (outside Princes Street Suites)

First Bus: 09:00
Last Bus: 18:20
  • Scott Monument
  • Royal Mile & Grassmarket
  • Calton Hill
2

St Andrew Square

28a St Andrew Square ( North side of the park)

First Bus: 09:07
Last Bus: 18:27
  • Scott Monument
3

Lothian Road

St. Cuthbert's Church, 5 Lothian Rd (outside kirkyard)

First Bus: 09:14
Last Bus: 18:34
4

Bread Street

29 Bread St ( opposite Dubble Tree by Hilton Hotel)

First Bus: 09:16
Last Bus: 18:36
5

The Mound

The Mound (west side of National Gallery)

First Bus: 09:28
Last Bus: 18:48
  • Scott Monument
  • National Galleries of Scotland
  • Camera Obscura & World of Illusions
  • St Giles' Cathedral
  • Gladstone's Land
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6

George IV Bridge

George IV Bridge (outside the Scottish library)

First Bus: 09:30
Last Bus: 18:50
  • Scott Monument
  • National Galleries of Scotland
  • National Museum of Scotland
  • Camera Obscura & World of Illusions
  • Royal Mile & Grassmarket
  • St Giles' Cathedral
  • Greyfriars Kirkyard Cemetery
  • Greyfriars Bobby Statue
  • Gladstone's Land
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7

Grassmarket

58 Grassmarket ( opposite apex hotel)

First Bus: 09:40
Last Bus: 19:00
  • National Galleries of Scotland
  • National Museum of Scotland
  • Camera Obscura & World of Illusions
  • St Giles' Cathedral
  • Greyfriars Kirkyard Cemetery
  • Greyfriars Bobby Statue
  • Gladstone's Land
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8

National Museum of Scotland

25 Chambers St (opposite Museum of Scotland)

First Bus: 09:46
Last Bus: 19:06
  • National Museum of Scotland
  • Camera Obscura & World of Illusions
  • Royal Mile & Grassmarket
  • St Giles' Cathedral
  • Greyfriars Kirkyard Cemetery
  • Greyfriars Bobby Statue
  • Gladstone's Land
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9

Cannongate Kirk

145 Canongate (outside Canongate Church)

First Bus: 09:53
Last Bus: 19:13
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Scottish Parliament Building
  • Calton Hill
10

Holyrood Palace

53 Canongate (opposite north side of Scottish Parliament)

First Bus: 09:56
Last Bus: 19:16
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Scottish Parliament Building
11

Dynamic Earth

Holyrood Rd ( Outside Dynamic Earth)

First Bus: 09:59
Last Bus: 19:19
  • Dynamic Earth
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Scottish Parliament Building
12

Abbeyhill

Abbeyhill (North entrance to Holyrood Palace)

First Bus: 10:04
Last Bus: 19:24
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Scottish Parliament Building
13

Regent Road

1759 Regent Rd (At Robert Burns Monument)

First Bus: 10:08
Last Bus: 19:28
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Scottish Parliament Building
  • Calton Hill