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Edinburgh: Royal Attractions Tickets + 48-Hour Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Name: Edinburgh: Royal Attractions Tickets + 48-Hour Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
Start: 2024-11-24T09:00:00
End: 2024-11-24T18:00:00
Location: Edinburgh

Tourists exploring Edinburgh's royal attractions with skip-the-line tickets, enjoying a 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour

Tourists exploring Edinburgh's royal attractions with 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour tickets

Tourists exploring the Royal Edinburgh Tour, featuring iconic landmarks like the Edinburgh Castle, on a hop-on hop-off bus

Dive into Edinburgh's regal wonders with a 48-hour hop-on, hop-off tour and get access to Edinburgh Castle, Royal Yacht Britannia & Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Highlights

Step back in time at Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Board the Royal Yacht Britannia for a royal sea adventure – along your HOHO route.
Explore the royal rooms, and wander through Mary, Queen of Scots apartments and see how tea areas and intriguing crew quarters were decorated.
Hop on and off at your leisure with three routes and 50+ key stops. Visit the Scottish Parliament, Old Town, and Royal Mile with your HOHO pass.
Enjoy frequent double-decker buses every 10-15 mins and listen to the multilingual audio guides or immersive English narration on the green route.
Did you know? In 1566 David Rizzio, the private secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots was murdered brutally inside the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Inclusions

Royal Attractions

Entry to Edinburgh Castle (Close to stop 6, Red route & stop 8, Green route)
Entry to Royal Yacht Britannia (Close to stop 14, Blue route)
Entry to Palace of Holyroodhouse (Close to stops 11 & 13, Red route, stops 13 & 15, Green route & stop 3, Blue route)
Audio guide in 30 languages (Royal Yacht Britannia)
Audio guide in 9 languages (Palace of Holyroodhouse)

Edinburgh HOHO

48-hour unlimited hop-on hop-off tour
Access to Red, Green & Blue routes
Audio guide in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Scottish & Portuguese (Red & Blue routes)
Horrible Histories children’s commentary
English-speaking guide (Green route)
Headphones
Mobile app with a detailed map and live bus tracking

Cancellation policy

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

Reviews

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Barbara

5/5

Oct, 2024

Was able to visit all the sites we wanted to see .. didn't need to drive our vehicle.. eliminated finding and paying for parking. Drivers were friendly .

K.a.

4/5

Sep, 2024

When you do not have so much time, hop on hop off is a splendid way to see a lot in short time. We did the tour with granted acces to the Edinburgh castle, holyroodhouse and the Brittannia. Validatie the tickets was easy, since the little offucehouse was in front of our building g. Good experience. Enjoyed it.

Daniel

4/5

Jul, 2024

Bus tours were great! Informative and funny. Made it to the castle and palace quickly. Only knock I have is the need to make our way to Waterloo Place to validate our tickets. Required a Tram from the Ocean Terminal to St. Andrew's Square rather than catching the Tour at the Ocean Terminal.

Miss

4/5

May, 2024

Ease of hop on buses helpfulness of staff. Negative was Holyrood Was not open during our stay yet still paid for the entrance.

Mair

5/5

Apr, 2024

All 3 attractions were so interesting. The 3 different coloured buses were so regular and we have to mention our trip on the Green one with commentary from Joy and the bus driver David. It was really enjoyable, Joy was both informative and funny. A great way to see Edingburgh and would really recommend this trips.

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Routes & schedule

Visiting Edinburgh? This all-inclusive combo ticket is just what you need. With three routes and access to iconic landmarks such as Edinburgh Castle, Royal Yacht Britannia, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, you can see all of the city.

Royal Attractions

Start at Edinburgh Castle, home to Scotland's Crown Jewels and the iconic One o'Clock Gun. Next, board The Royal Yacht Britannia for a glimpse of life at sea for the Royals. End your day at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, His Majesty's official Scottish residence, exploring grand State Apartments and Mary, Queen of Scots' chambers. A regal adventure through time!

Edinburgh HOHO

Zip around the city on cool double-deckers, hopping on and off as you please! With 50+ stops across three routes, you'll hit all the hotspots. Tune into multilingual audio guides or catch the lively English guide exclusively on the green route.

Red route

First bus: 8:45 am from Waterloo Place (9am from Nov 3 to Apr 5, 2025)
Last bus: 5:57 pm from Waterloo Place (4pm from Nov 3 to Apr 5, 2025)
Frequency: Every 12-30 mins
Popular stops: Edinburgh Castle, Old Town, Royal Mile

Green route

First bus: 8:51am from Waterloo Place (9:10am from Nov 3 to Apr 5, 2025)
Last bus: 5:51pm from Waterloo Place (3:40pm from Nov 3 to Apr 5, 2025)
Frequency: Every 12-30 mins
Popular stops: Georgian New Town, Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse

Blue route

First bus: 8:40am from Waterloo Place (9:20am from Nov 3 to Apr 5, 2025)
Last bus: 5:25pm from Waterloo Place (3:50pm from Nov 3 to Apr 5, 2025)
Frequency: Every 15-30 mins
Popular stops: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Royal Yacht Britannia, Palace of Holyroodhouse

Please click here for detailed route maps and boarding points.

You can join the tour at any stop and hop on and off for the duration of your ticket.

Know before you go

Accessibility

Royal Attractions

Parts of Edinburgh Castle and Palace of Holyroodhouse are wheelchair accessible.
The Royal Yacht Britannia experience is wheelchair accessible.

Edinburgh HOHO

This experience is wheelchair accessible.
Mobility scooters are allowed if folded and stored as luggage.
Your guide dogs and pet dogs are welcome aboard.

Additional information

Royal Attractions

Note that the ticket lets you visit Edinburgh Castle and Royal Yacht Britannia within 48 hours. If you need to visit the Palace of Holyroodhouse outside of that timeframe, your ticket will still be valid.
Children aged 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult or senior citizen during their visit.

My tickets

Please display your mobile voucher with a valid photo ID at the redemption point.

How Do I Use My Voucher

Your voucher gives you access to Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse, The Royal Yacht Britannia and 48 hours unlimited Edinburgh Bus Tour travel - any or all 3 tours: Edinburgh Tour, The Majestic Tour and City Sightseeing.
The ticket could be used for entry to The Royal Yacht Britannia or the Palace of Holyroodhouse after the validity period.
After redeeming your voucher, you can board the bus at any designated bus stop. Please click here for a detailed route map of all the 3 tours and their boarding points.

Redemption Point

Redeem your voucher at Waterloo Place (Stop ZG).
Address: Edinburgh EH1 3EG, United Kingdom.

Get Directions to the Redemption Point

Getting There

By Bus

The redemption point is a bus stop.
Board bus X24 to get you there.

By Train

The closest train station is Edinburgh Waverley. It is a quick 4-min walk to the redemption point.
Board trains LNER, ScotRail, and more to get you there.