Tour Updates

Diversion 02/12/23 – Due to a protest City Tour will operate normal operation from 09:00-13:00, Britannia Tour- normal operation from 09:00-13:00. Large gatherings are expected to start around 12:00. When the diversion commences the route will be as follows- 

• City Tour– Starting at St Andrew Sq, left onto Queens Street, left onto Fredrick Street, right onto Princess Street, normal route to the Triangle (Forrest Road) circling then enter Chamber Street, normal route to Pleasance, right onto Holyrood Road, Dynamic Earth, back up Holyrood Road, left up the pleasance, right into West Richmond Street, Straight through lights onto West Nicholson Street, turn right onto Potterrow, straight through onto Lauriston Place, follow all the way to the end and at the traffic lights go straight over onto West Tollcross, right onto Ponton Street, at the next set of lights turn right then you will turn immediate left onto Semple Street, right onto Morrison Street, left onto Lothian Road, Princess Street, Fredrick Street, George St back to St Andrew Sq. 
• Britannia Tour– Normal Route to Morrison Street, left onto Lothian Road, Princess Street, Fredrick Street, George Street back to St Andrew Sq. 
• We are expecting this to cause major disruption, diversion and start points may be subject to change.

Winter Timetable Updates – From Monday 30th October, both hop on hop off tours will operate their last tour at 4pm instead of 6pm. The City Tour will also change to a every 15 minute frequency, instead of every 10 minutes.

The Palace of Holyroodhouse is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, except during July, August and September (City Tour Stop 15)