Forth Bridge Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Forth Bridge. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands, Glencoe, and Pitlochry Tour

• 1-Day Loch Ness and the Scottish Highlands From Edinburgh

• St Andrews & the Fishing Villages of Fife Small-Group Day Tour From Edinburgh

• 3-Day Isle of Skye Inverness Highlands and Glenfinnan Viaduct Tour From Edinburgh

• Hogwarts Express and Scottish Highlands Tour From Edinburgh

The Forth Bridge is technically free to cross, though the only way to cross it is via a paid train ticket. If you want to learn more about the history of the bridge or find spots to take photos, you can join an affordable guided tour. Cruises on the Firth of Forth start from US$26.

No, you cannot walk across the Forth Bridge. It’s only accessible by train via routes departing or arriving at North Queensferry or Dalmeny Station. However, there is a Forth Bridges Trail that you can walk or cycle. It is a 5-mile (8-kilometer) route that explores both sides of the Firth of Forth.

The Forth Bridge Railway Company commissioned construction of the Forth Bridge in 1882. The Forth Bridge Company was a joint venture supported by UK railway companies that intended to use the new railway bridge. Construction began the following year and was completed in 1889. It was repaired and repainted in 2001.

The easiest way to get to the Forth Bridge from Edinburgh city center is either by car or train. By car, take the M90 and park near the Forth Bridges. Via ScotRail, take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to either Forth or Dalmeny train stations on either side of the bridge.

You can see the Forth Bridge from multiple viewpoints on land and by boat. One convenient way to take your time and visit multiple viewpoints is to walk the Forth Bridges Trail. In North Queensferry, visit Battery Road and Town Pier. In South Queensferry, visit Port Edgar Marina and Hawes Pier.