Edinburgh Rail Trip from London with Castle entry and Hop-on Hop-off bus
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From $249.90
189
reviews
(4.10)
Pricing Info: Per Person
Duration: 16 hours
: London, London
: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
See the best of the Scottish capital on this independent day trip from London to Edinburgh. Travel by train through England’s countryside and jump aboard your hop-on hop-off city tour in Edinburgh. Wander along the Royal Mile — a UNESCO World Heritage site — and marvel at the Scottish Crown Jewels inside Edinburgh Castle. Gaze up at the Scott Monument and visit the Scotch Whisky Heritage Center. With your rail travel, hop-on hop-off bus tour (if option selected) and entry to Edinburgh Castle all included, you’re free to explore Edinburgh at your leisure.
Edinburgh city map and guide
Entrance to Edinburgh Castle
Hop on Hop off tour of Edinburgh
Information pack with a souvenir map of Edinburgh
Return train journey with reserved seats
Food and drinks, unless specified
Guide (Unescorted tour)
Hotel pickup and drop off
INFANT: : 0 -
2
CHILD: : 3 -
11
ADULT: : 12 -
99
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Public transportation options are available nearby
Return: Train departs Edinburgh: 17:30 / train arrives at London Kings Cross: 22:10 approx.
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
We will make every effort to fulfil any train seating requests, however, this cannot be guaranteed
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Public transportation options are available nearby
Return: Train departs Edinburgh: 17:30 / train arrives at London Kings Cross: 22:10 approx.
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
We will make every effort to fulfil any train seating requests, however, this cannot be guaranteed
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What To Expect
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age, although the nature of the early settlement is unclear.
60 minutes
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Admission Ticket Included
St Giles' Cathedral
St Giles' Cathedral, also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh. Its distinctive crown steeple is a prominent feature of the city skyline, at about a third of the way down the Royal Mile which runs from the Castle to Holyrood Palace
20 minutes
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Admission Ticket Free
Princes Street Gardens
Princes Street Gardens are two adjacent public parks in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in two phases in the 1770s and 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and building of the New Town, beginning in the 1760s.
15 minutes
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Admission Ticket Free
Edinburgh Old Town
Visitors pack the Old Town, a bustling area of centuries-old buildings and narrow alleys. At its heart, perched on an extinct volcano, Edinburgh Castle is home to Scotland’s crown jewels. The Royal Mile, a steep street lined with traditional pubs, casual eateries, souvenir shops and small museums, runs from the castle to the Scottish Parliament and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen’s Scottish residence.
30 minutes
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Admission Ticket Free
Royal Mile
The Royal Mile is a succession of streets forming the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland. The term was first used descriptively in W M Gilbert's Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century (1901), "...with its Castle and Palace and the royal mile between", and was further popularised as the title of a guidebook, published in 1920.
40 minutes
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Admission Ticket Free
Princes Street
Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, and the main shopping street in the capital. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1 mile (1.6 km) from Lothian Road in the west, to Leith Street in the east. The street has virtually no buildings on the south side, allowing panoramic views of the Old Town, Edinburgh Castle, and the valley between. Most of the street is limited to trams, buses and taxis with only the east end open to all traffic.
45 minutes
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Admission Ticket Free
Holyrood Park
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, commonly referred to as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland, Queen Elizabeth II.
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Admission Ticket Free
Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, commonly referred to as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland, Queen Elizabeth II.
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Admission Ticket Free
National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Museum, with collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures.
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Admission Ticket Free
Reviews
Outstanding
Eddie_B, 25-11-2022
For a self guided tour, I was provided with an abundance of useful information that made me feel safe and secure on what each step on this journey that I got to choose myself in what direction and what order I went in. Edinburgh is a beautiful city, filled with character. An awesome value and experience. Thank you!
I do recommend
Simone_C, 25-10-2022
Easy and fast to book this tour.
Very organized with full, complete and easy instructions since the beginning until the end.
Train to Edinburgh from London
MARY_W, 14-10-2022
The Edinburgh Castle was amazing! Hop on and Hop off tour was great. We saw the North Sea from the train.
Great trip with a couple of snags
Relax754932, 09-12-2022
Edinburgh is beautiful and fascinating. My trip would have been better had there not been a cold, drizzling rain but that's Scotland in December, I suppose. The castle is phenomenal. Two complaints/suggestions: Better directions to the tour bus location from the train station is one. The other: Make sure people keep a close eye on the train schedules at Waverly station. My return train was cancelled at the last minute; I barely made it on to a preceding train back to London (and my seat was not first class, which is what I had paid for).
Good trip expert the HOHO Bus
Adrian_V, 03-10-2022
For the most part the trip was good value, but the HOHO Bus experience was terrible. The HOHO Bus industry as a whole needs to get back to Pre-COVID standards and remember the Traveler is the only reason they are still in business
