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Free travel for under-22s and over-60s, from Lothian to the Highlands
Edinburgh Castle. Photo: Matti Blume , CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Lothian Buses runs Edinburgh, First runs Glasgow and Aberdeen, McGill's covers Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and the west, and Stagecoach serves Fife, Perth, the Highlands and much of rural Scotland. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport coordinates the Glasgow area.
Getting around by bus
Under-22s and over-60s travel free with a National Entitlement Card. Edinburgh's Princes Street and Royal Mile are served by dozens of Lothian routes within a few minutes' walk of the Castle.
Buses to Edinburgh Castle
Routes stopping within about 300m of Edinburgh Castle, nearest stop first. Tap one to see it on the live map.
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Lothian Buses › Hermiston Gait Retail Park West Port (W-bound), 243m
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Lothian Buses › Bonaly Terminus Princes Street (west) (Stop PV), 294m
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Lothian Buses › Hyvots Bank Terminus Princes Street (west) (Stop PV), 294m
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Lothian Buses › Gowkley Moss Princes Street (west) (Stop PV), 294m
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Lothian Buses › Torphin Terminus Princes Street (west) (Stop PV), 294m
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Lothian Buses › Royal Infirmary Princes Street (west) (Stop PV), 294m
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Houston's Coaches › Biggar Princes Street (west) (Stop PV), 294m
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Houston's Coaches › Whitesands Princes Street (west) (Stop PV), 294m
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Houston's Coaches › Biggar Princes Street (west) (Stop PV), 294m
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Houston's Coaches › Dumfries Princes Street (west) (Stop PV), 294m
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Lothian Buses › Hyvots Bank Terminus Princes Street (west) (Stop PV), 294m
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Lothian Buses › Torphin Terminus Princes Street (west) (Stop PV), 294m
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McGill's Scotland East › Craigleith Retail Park Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Lothian Buses › Granton Square Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Lothian Buses › Silverknowes Terminus Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Lothian Country › Scotstoun Terminus Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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East Coast Buses › Western General Hospital Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Scottish Citylink › Buchanan Bus Station, Glasgow Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Scottish Citylink › University Bus Hub, Causewayhead Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Scottish Citylink › Bus Station, Oban Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Scottish Citylink › Manse Road, Barnhill Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Lothian Buses › Silverknowes Neuk Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Lothian Country › Royston Roundabout Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Flixbus › Bus Station - Deer Park Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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East Coast Buses › Western General Hospital Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Lothian Buses › Granton Harbour Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Lothian Buses › East Craigs Centre Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Stagecoach › Dunfermline Bus Station Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Stagecoach › Halbeath Park & Ride Arrival Bay Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Stagecoach › Halbeath Park & Ride Arrival Bay Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Stagecoach › Kirkcaldy Bus Station 4 Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Stagecoach › Halbeath Park & Ride 1 Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Stagecoach › Halbeath Park & Ride 1 Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Stagecoach › Halbeath Park & Ride 1 Princes Street (west) (Stop PU), 296m
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Lothian Country › Council Offices Princes Street (west) (Stop PX), 297m
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Lothian Country › Council Offices Princes Street (west) (Stop PX), 297m
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Lothian Country › Heartlands Terrace Princes Street (west) (Stop PX), 297m
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Lothian Country › Bus Terminal Princes Street (west) (Stop PX), 297m
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Lothian Country › Bathgate, at Morrisons supermarket on Linkston Way Princes Street (west) (Stop PX), 297m
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Lothian Country › Morrisons supermarket Princes Street (west) (Stop PX), 297m
Live departures from stops around Edinburgh Castle ›
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How our tracking works
Fares, ticket ranges and network arrangements change — always check the
operator's or authority's own website before travelling. Live tracking coverage depends on
what each operator publishes as open data.