Edinburgh Bus Tours

Waverley Bridge | City Centre Ward, Edinburgh EH1 1BQ , Scotland

0131 220 0770

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Ranked #29 of 58 tours in Edinburgh

37 Reviews

Type: Tours

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alelcoate

Basildon

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15 reviews

Reviews in 5 cities

2 helpful votes

“Essential way to see the City”

Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

Having been on the cruise on the Forth trip last July we decided to book a "grand ticket" for our next trip to Edinburgh. It was a good decision! An early morning start on a bright, sunny & hot day meant no problems with a seat on the top deck and we used the buses for gaining information about the... More

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martinjones22

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14 reviews

Reviews in 3 cities

15 helpful votes

“Brilliant way to get around the city!”

Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

Tours - There are six main tour companies (one of which will not run after August) and most of them do different routes around the city; with each of the tours lasting 55 minutes no matter which one you go on. City Sightseeing, for example, runs the city centre area of the city going around areas such as the Royal... More

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JupilerUK

Faversham, United Kingdom

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32 reviews

Reviews in 18 cities

47 helpful votes

“Good value, great staff, frequent services, variety of routes.”

Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

Taking a city bus tour is usually a great way to see and become acquainted with a city (unless they are overly expensive) and the Edinburgh Bus Tours trips are ideal for this purpose, being reasonably-priced, frequent, and having a variety of routes to choose from. We had 48-hour tickets at £25 per person, which gave unlimited hop-on-hop-off access to... More

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Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a comprehensive review of our city tours. I am glad you enjoyed using our Grand Ticket Plus and managed to see some seals AND a puffin from the Forth Belle Cruise. As you say they can be shy so you were very lucky. I am particularly delighted that you... More

edmkted

Manchester, United Kingdom

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5 reviews

Reviews in 3 cities

1 helpful vote

“good tour”

Reviewed 14 May 2012

Jumped on for an hour before the train home. Good, informative tour taking in all the sites. Just wish we could have got off at a few places - need to go back now! More

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Thanks for your review. Come back and see us soon and make sure this time you have time to hop on and off with our 24 hour ticket and really explore our beautiful city. Our tours are an essential part of any visit whether you have one hour or 24 hours to enjoy the views and finding out more about... More

Sash1988

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

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8 reviews

“Weekend break in Edinburgh”

Reviewed 8 May 2012

The bus tour was OK, unfortunately we was unable to get a seat upstairs as it was very full, so we sat downstairs, and even though the tour guide was good we could not see much. More

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Thank you for taking the time to post a review about our City Tours. I am pleased to hear that you thought the Tour Guide was good, but sorry that you felt you missed out by being downstairs. The beauty of our 24 hour ticket is that you can hop on and off our buses. You were with us on... More

Viola S

London, United Kingdom

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25 reviews

Reviews in 6 cities

5 helpful votes

“Easy to get around for tourists!”

Reviewed 6 May 2012

Easy access to all tourist attractions and you learn a bit about Edinburghs history on the way. We bought the 2 day ticket which includes 5 buses plus a boat trip were we even saw some seals! More

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Thank you for reviewing our Grand Ticket PLUS, I am pleased to hear you made the most of your 48 hour ticket by hopping on and off our 5 city tours and getting out on our Bus and Boat Tour - I hope you got some good photos of the seals, they are definitely not camera shy! It's also good... More

westlife07

Devon

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32 reviews

Reviews in 14 cities

38 helpful votes

“Great way to see Edinburgh”

Reviewed 5 May 2012

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Booked the 2 day ticket which included entrance to the castle, Brittania and Holyrood Palace. Very good value when you compare buying all the tickets separately. Good routes, get to see lots of the sights. Did the Edinburgh Bus Tour in full and then used the ticket to hop off and on at the sights. Excellent and can totally recommend. More

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Thank you for taking the time to review our Royal Edinburgh Ticket. I am delighted you made the most of this 48 hour ticket to hop on and off our tour buses and visit the 3 Royal attractions - it's always satisfying to know you've saved money too - thanks for recommending - we really appreciate your positive feedback and... More

algosh

London

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12 reviews

Reviews in 4 cities

8 helpful votes

“good vfm”

Reviewed 20 April 2012

An excellent way of seeing and getting about Edinburgh. The two day ticket is specially good VFM. More

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Thank you for taking the time to review our tours. I am pleased you used one of our 48 hour tickets ( Grand Ticket plus or Royal Edinburgh Ticket). These are popular Tickets as they offer the chance to see more while saving money - perfect! We have just heard that we're the 2nd most visited paid for attraction in... More

Jed777

West Yorkshire

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21 reviews

Reviews in 7 cities

4 helpful votes

“Way to go!”

Reviewed 13 April 2012

Having visited Edinburgh on other occasions, we decided this time to let the bus take the strain and what a good decision that was! Having purchased two Grand Tickets for £16 each, we were able to travel on any of the tours and we certainly did......we had a terrific guide on the City Tour, we visited the Botanic Gardens, the... More

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Thank you for singing the praises of our Grand Ticket - it really is the best way of seeing the sights and the fact you can hop on and off all of the city tours means you never have to wait for a bus and you can see areas you might not see alone or if you only chose one... More

holssept10

Colchester, United Kingdom

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22 reviews

Reviews in 9 cities

7 helpful votes

“value for money and great way to see the sights”

Reviewed 5 April 2012

Pay for the combined tours over 48 hrs-. great value and enables you to visit all sights of interest. The open top buses are great on a sunny day ! More

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Thanks for sharing your recommendations with others on Trip Advisor. Our multi-tour tickets are very popular as a low-cost way of seeing as much of possible of our beautiful city. We have enjoyed some fantastic weather but also cater for cooler/wetter days with half-topped buses. Our Grand Ticket is valid 24 hours on all 5 of our city tours, and... More