DAY TRIP TO EDINBURGH

For Sat 16th August 2025 – Day trip to Edinbrugh this includes a FREE walking guided tour looking at Muslim connections to the City, visit Edinbrugh Mosque. The rest of the package is the same. There is a maximum  of 9 people on this tour.

Welcome and Departure

You will need to be at King’s Cross Station at 6:30am with your train e-tickets for your outbound and inbound rail journeys. Your train will depart at 7:00am and arrive in to Edinburgh at 11:22am.

Please print your Open Top Bus Tour and Edinburgh Castle tickets.

Edinburgh – Open-Top Bus Tour

Delve into the Scottish capital’s rich history with a hop-on hop-off bus tour that takes in all the major sights: the Royal Mile, Greyfriars Bobby, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and atmospheric Edinburgh Castle.

Edinburgh Castle

Enjoy free admission to Edinburgh Castle, where you can marvel at the sparkling Scottish Crown Jewels and photograph breathtaking panoramic views of the city’s famous skyline.

Return Journey

After a thrilling day spent discovering Edinburgh, your train departs at 5:30pm, arriving back in London at 10:09pm. (Please arrive 30 minutes before departure time).

Train Schedule:
Days of departure: Monday to Saturday

Meeting time: 6:30am
Departure from Kings Cross Station: 7:00am

Arrival at Edinburgh Waverly Station: 11:22am

Journey time: 4hr 20min approx

Days of departure: Monday to Saturday

Departure Schedule: London – Edinburgh
Check-in time: 6:30am
Departure from Kings Cross Station: 7:00am
Arrival at Edinburgh Waverly Station: 11:22am

Departure Schedule: Edinburgh – London
Check-in time: 5:00pm
Departure from Edinburgh Waverly Station: 5:31pm
Arrival at Kings Cross Station: 10:14pm

Hop-on Hop-off Edinburgh Schedule

The Edinburgh Tour:

First departure from Stop 1 at 8:45am
Last departure from Stop 1 at 6pm
Tour duration: 70 minutes

Frequency:
Now – 28th June: every 10 minutes
29th June – 6th September: every 8 minutes
7th September – 1st November: every 10 minutes

Winter Timetable:
First departure from Stop 1: 9am
Last departure from Stop 1: 4pm
Frequency: every 20 minutes

Bus Departs from St Andrew Square bus stop, North Side, Edinburgh EH2 1AF

City Sightseeing Edinburgh:

Summer (1 April to 30 Sep)
Open 9.30am till 6pm

Winter (1 Oct – 31 Mar)
Open 9.30am to 5pm

Duration: The full tour lasts around an hour.

Please note timetables are subject to change.

All Tours start from Waterloo Place (13 Waterloo Pl, Edinburgh, EH1 3BG, UK)

Edinburgh Castle
You will received a timed ticket for Edinburgh Castle.

You should allow at least 2 hours to see all of the castle highlights.

Summer (1 April to 30 Sep)
Open 9.30am till 6pm

Winter (1 Oct – 31 Mar)
Open 9.30am to 5pm

The castle is closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day (25 and 26 December) and New Year’s Day (1 January).