DAYtickets, LATEtickets and Family DAYtickets can be used on Edinburgh Trams, between Newhaven and Ingliston Park & Ride only, as well as Lothian Buses day services. A Network DAYticket is valid for travel to or from Edinburgh Airport.
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How to travel for free. Before getting on a tram, place your valid Scottish National Entitlement Card on the platform validator. If your card has a +1 entitlement and a companion is travelling with you, you must select this by pressing the relevant button on the ticket validation machine.
Keep an eye out for the validators on our platform, the grey and white machines with a pink square. All that you have to do is hold your card up against that square until a green tick appears on the screen above.
Edinburgh Castle is around a 10-minute walk from the Princes Street tram stop via The Mound. Housed inside the Royal Scottish Academy Building, the Scottish National Gallery features the nation's fine art collection. The Scottish National Gallery is less than a two minute walk from the tram stop.
Timetables. From York Place, trams run from 5:29 am until 11:08 pm. The first tram leaves from the airport at 6:15 am and the last one leaves at 10:45 pm. Trams operate every 8 – 10 minutes from Monday to Saturday and every 12 – 15 minutes on Sunday.
There is a direct tram service that runs from Edinburgh airport to the city centre during the day time. There's also a shuttle bus between Edinburgh and the airport that operates 24 hours a day.
We have a pre-purchase policy, so all tickets, smartcards and mtickets have to be purchased, validated or activated before you board the tram. We offer various ways to travel to suit all needs: ticket machines on the platforms: pay by coins or card. mobile app: pre-purchase your tickets and activate before you board.
Edinburgh's intimate size makes walking the best way to get around. Plus, many of the top attractions are huddled close together in New Town and Old Town. When you want to explore the farther-flung neighborhoods, you can rely on Edinburgh's efficient bus or tram system.
No, you cannot walk around Edinburgh Castle freely without paying anything. Edinburgh Castle is a popular tourist attraction and visitors must pay an entrance fee to access the castle and its grounds.
Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 32 min to complete. This is a popular trail for running and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.
The m-ticket is an electronic ticket that can be downloaded on a smartphone. M-ticket is offered when the venue is equiped with electronic access control. The m-ticket is a pdf file suitable for smartphones, which allows the m-ticket displayed on your mobile screen to be scanned at the entrance.
You can pay for tickets in cash when boarding the bus, by depositing the money in the box next to the driver, but be aware that exact change is required, as the drivers have no access to cash and are unable to give back change. Paying by card is also possible.