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Edinburgh Hop-On, Hop-Off + Palace of Holyroodhouse Ticket
Activity Schedule
Key Highlights
- Kids Travel Free Offer: Enjoy free travel for up to three children with every adult ticket purchased.
- Personalise your Edinburgh travels with this 24-hour hop-on, hop-off ticket
- From Edinburgh Castle to the Farmer’s Market, the trail covers it all
- Enjoy an immersive multilingual commentary on board
- Discover the Palace of Holyroodhouse, to the Queen’s official residence in Scotland
- Explore the Palace, the State Apartments, and Mary, Queen of Scots' historic chambers
- Enjoy admission to the ruins of Holyrood Abbey
- Learn about the role the Palace and its former residents in Royal Scottish history
- Keep your kids engaged with the ‘Horrible Stories’ commentary
Overview
Discover Edinburgh at your own pace with the bundle ticket of Hop-On, Hop-Off tour and the regal Palace of Holyroodhouse. Enjoy a seamless experience with a single ticket without having to worry about multiple bookings.
City Sightseeing Edinburgh Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus:
KIDS GO FREE OFFER:** Kids travel free with a full-paying adult ticket ! Up to three kids per adult ticket; please add child tickets to your cart when booking.
The popular Edinburgh Hop-on, Hop-off tour lets you explore the historic city at your own pace. Conducted on an open-top double-decker bus, it features strategically located stops, including Edinburgh Castle, John Knox House, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Enjoy engaging audio commentary in multiple languages and the award-winning 'Horrible Histories' commentary for kids in English.
Some of the major attractions covered:
- Waterloo Place
- St. Andrew Square
- Lothian Road
- Grassmarket
- Lauriston Place
- Johnston Terrace
- Lawnmarket
- Chambers Street
- John Knox House
… and more
Palace of Holyroodhouse:
Don’t have a royal invitation to the King’s official residence in Scotland? These Palace of Holyroodhouse tickets will do the trick! Dating as far back as 1128, The Palace of Holyroodhouse used to be an Augustinian abbey. These days it's the official Scottish residence of His Majesty The King, who welcomes around 8,000 specially invited guests from the end of June to early July, during 'Royal Week'.
Discover the majestic palace and see the State Apartments with a complimentary multimedia guide, learn about the Palace's former residents such as Bonnie Prince Charlie, and explore Mary Queen of Scots' storied chambers.
Stroll amongst the atmospheric ruins of the 12th-century Abbey Church and gardens, and round off your visit at the Café at the Palace, where you can enjoy light refreshments and afternoon tea.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Inclusions
Hop-On, Hop-Off:
- 24-hour Hop-On, Hop-Off ticket
- Audio guide in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian
- Kid's Commentary in English
- Free headphones and Wi-Fi onboard
- Admission to the Palace, the State Apartments, and Mary, Queen of Scots' historic chambers
- Admission to the ruins of Holyrood Abbey
- Free multimedia guide, available in multiple languages
- Access to the Palace's public garden
Exclusions
Hop-On, Hop-Off:
- Entrances to attractions, unless specified
Attraction ticket:
- Admission to the King's Gallery
Please note
Voucher information:
You can show your voucher on your smartphone or other devices. (But if you’d rather print a copy – that’s fine too!)
The date chosen is for the attraction ticket. The Hop-On, Hop-Off bus tour is valid for 12 months from the date chosen at the time of booking.
Individual vouchers for each activity will be shared with customers within 24 hours of booking.
Hop-On, Hop-Off:
Kids go free offer: Kids go free with a full-paying adult ticket.
Up to three kids can travel free per adult ticket. Please still add child tickets to the cart when making your purchase.
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Timings and stops are subject to change. The updated route map will be available on the buses.
Edinburgh is a functioning city and weather, traffic, and events may occasionally cause disruption.
Stop 7 has moved back to Lawnmarket from its temporary location near the castle.
If you are traveling by cruise, you might want to keep the following details in mind:
- You will need alternative methods of transportation to reach Stop Number 1 - Waterloo Place.
Attraction ticket:
In order to speed this process up and reduce queuing times, please carry as few bags and items with you as possible.
Wheelchair accessible: A lift (108x107cm) is available. Mobility scooters are allowed. Manual wheelchairs and rollators can be borrowed free of charge on a first come, first served basis.
Audio guide is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
Customer Reviews
Great way to get around
Kids go free, drivers are great ??
What a great way to see the city when you need to get everywhere and you need to do it quickly. Lots of buses coming all the time and how great that a recorded tour guide as you...
Really helpful staff and great tour of Edinburgh. Able to jump on and off the buses all day. The tour guides are really informative and tell you everything you need to know. ...
Information and transportation. Reliable. Great way to plan rest of visit....
Very good way of seeing the city & the site's. Very interesting & useful audio commentary and keeps up with the tour so you can get into the audio exactly where you left off after hopping of the bus.<br />Plenty of variety in the trip and you do not have to wait long for the next bus.
My husband and I took our two teenaged sons on the Edinburgh hop on, hop off bus tour in April and it was fun and informative. There is still lots of walking you can do when you...
Brilliant way to see everything very friendly staff...
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