Address: St Andrew Square, North Side, Edinburgh EH2 1AF, United Kingdom
Phone: +441314750618
Rating: 4.7
based on 171 reviews.
Sightseeing and Attractions
Pros:
"The sightseeing tours are truly worth it, they show you all the main attractions."
"The drivers are lovely and great at guiding you to a tourist attraction."
"The whole loop probably takes about 90 minutes."
"Don't forget to visit the magnificent National Museum of Scotland. All the sightseeing buses stop there."
"The Red Route took me to some of Edinburgh's most iconic attractions, including the historic Royal Mile, the majestic Edinburgh Castle, and the beautiful Palace of Holyroodhouse."
"You get a great amount of all the hidden treasures of Edinburgh while seeing it's 3 best historical sights! A must have for anyone traveling to Edinburgh."
"The 3 Bridge tour is worth the money as it includes a boat trip & the guides on bus & boat were fantastic we spotted some Seals 🦭."
"The bus routes were easy to follow and had a website as well."
Cons:
"The red and green lines are very similar and it seems like a bit of a waste of time to do both."
"The blue line is very different but very light on the “tour” part and more for transportation."
"The busses also seem to struggle with keeping to their schedule and their app is super buggy."
"We did the Edinburgh City Tour, and it was perfect for the time we had."
"The 3 Bridge tour is worth the money as it includes a boat trip & the guides on bus & boat were fantastic we spotted some Seals 🦭."
"But save some money on the city tour as all the tour have more or less the same route going in opposite directions."
"The Red bus covers most of the city but skip the green & blue tour not worth."
"The day we went one of the main roads was closed for an event, which we were not advised of."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Incredible value for money!!! We got a 48 hour pass that cost under £15 each."
"I loved it as both a cheap mode of transportation and as a learning experience."
"7 out of 5 stars 🤩 excellent value for money. Staff was so friendly and helpful."
"We purchased the 3 bus tour of Edinburgh as I broke my foot right before our trip and wanted to make sure we could get where we wanted to go easily."
"It's £16 for the 24 hour ticket. So I've managed to use it on the 2nd and last day of my trip."
"We purchased the Royal Edinburgh tickets which included 48 hours on the bus routes and entry to the palace, castle and yacht."
"Fantastic Value for Money I would recommend betting the tickets for 3 tours. Valid 24 or 48 hours."
"We purchased two adult tickets for the Majestic Tour after spotting the tour bus office in town the other day, and were very pleased to find out that this enabled us to upgrade our tickets to Grand24 tickets for free!"
Cons:
"The worst of the HOP ON; HOP OFF tours I’ve been on. Edinburgh tour was a waste of time and money."
"The tours themselves were excellent, but I've spent much more than I should."
"That said, I felt this was a bit overpriced. We got the ticket for three buses for 48 hours, but two of the three routes are essentially the same."
"Good commentary but unfortunately a lot of roadworks causing diversions. 2 of the tours overlapped so we went round a few areas twice."
"The ticket we bought included admission to the three attractions above so all in all it was good value."
"The price was right. Commentary a bit dull compared with other city tours."
"We got return tickets for Airport link 100, staff were extremely helpful actually went out of their way to help, 100% recommend."
"At £8 per adult for the standard city centre open-top bus tour its the cheapest available in the city."
Guides and Staff
Pros:
"The drivers are lovely and great at guiding you to a tourist attraction."
"My family and I really enjoyed this open-top bus tour of Edinburgh. Scott McKenzie, the driver waiting for his shift when we arrived, gave us a free map and told us everything we needed to know."
"The driver was polite, the bus was clean."
"Our favorite of the three was the Green tour with the live guide. We decided to ride this one 2x as our guide Johnny was funny and enjoyable to listen to."
"The first thing that struck me was the convenience of the hop-on-hop-off nature of the tour."
"The buses themselves were comfortable and well-maintained, with large windows that offered unobstructed views of the city."
"The young lady that was the guide was brilliant, informative, funny and engaging."
"The man who sold us our tickets in Princes Square was the most helpful person I've ever encountered in Edinburgh."
Cons:
"Sadly had a terrible experience last time due to the live guide, he lost track of his thoughts, was not funny."
"This action upset the tour guide and he shushed us! We were a group of grown ups and didn't need to be treated as kids."
"I was a teeny bit disappointed…. It’s the commentary that was the most disappointing. Monotone facts with lots of accordion music."
"Bus 243, tour commentary was via headphones, there were no other passengers on the bottom level and yet the very rude bus driver decided to shout back at the children to keep their volume down."
"We had Phillip today on the green bus tour and he was excellent - highly recommended."
"I enjoyed the tour around Edinburgh and for the price it was very worthwhile £8 per adult and kids go free."
"Had a lovely time using the Green bus. The tour guides are very knowledgeable and seem to love what they do."
"We took the last tour at back of 5 and I have to say it was as though the guide was not interested on that one so thank goodness we had the earlier tour."