Edinburgh Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Pass with 3 City Tours

One pass gives you access to three separate hop-on hop-off bus routes covering Edinburgh from the Old Town to the coast. The City Sightseeing Tour and Majestic Tour run with audio commentary in up to nine languages, while the Edinburgh Tour is narrated live in English as you pass Georgian New Town landmarks like Charlotte Square and George Street. Between the three routes, stops take in Edinburgh Castle, the National Museum of Scotland, the Scottish Parliament and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

What sets this ticket apart is the reach. The Majestic Tour heads out beyond the city centre to Newhaven and Ocean Terminal, where you can hop off for the Royal Yacht Britannia, and past the Royal Botanic Garden along the way. The City Sightseeing Tour digs into the contrast between the cramped closes of the Old Town and the open green space of Holyrope Park, with a Horrible Histories children's channel on board for younger passengers. Every route runs with open-top upper decks, so you get unobstructed views of the castle, the crags and the Firth of Forth as you go.

Choose a 24-hour or 48-hour pass and hop on and off as often as you like at any of the dozens of stops shared across the three routes. It's a flexible way to get your bearings in Edinburgh before deciding which sights are worth a longer stop, and the bus network alone covers ground that would take a full day to walk.

You'll board at any of the shared stops around the city, starting your 24 or 48-hour countdown from first boarding. On the City Sightseeing Tour, audio commentary in nine languages runs through Old Town landmarks like Grassmarket and the National Museum of Scotland before reaching Holyrood Park; the Edinburgh Tour instead gives you live English narration through the Georgian streets of the New Town, from Charlotte Square to the Scottish Parliament.

Switch to the Majestic Tour when you're ready to head to the coast, where stops at the Royal Botanic Garden and Ocean Terminal put you within walking distance of the Royal Yacht Britannia. Throughout all three routes you can hop off at any stop, spend as long as you like exploring, then catch the next bus along the same route to continue. The open-top upper deck is the best vantage point for photos of the castle and the surrounding skyline, whichever route you're on.