Top Edinburgh Bus Tours

Hogwarts Express and Scottish Highlands Tour from Edinburgh

13 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Experience the history and beauty of Scotland’s Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park on a full-day trip from Edinburgh. Traveling by coach, visit the Kelpies Monument and Stirling Castle, associated with Scottish historical heroes William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. Admire the Trossachs’ mountain-and-lake scenery as you meet Scotland’s famous Highland cows. Entrance fees at own expense.

Rosslyn Chapel, Kelpies & Stirling Castle from Edinburgh

10 hoursFree Cancellation

4-Day Isle of Skye and Highlands Small-Group Tour from Edinburgh

4 daysFree Cancellation

Swap the bustle of Edinburgh for the serenity of surrounding coastal routes around Edinburgh and the ancient kingdom of Northumbria on this tour to Holy Island, Alnwick Castle, and Northumberland. Navigating this rural part of the UK can be tough without a car, but this tour takes care of transportation, allowing you to focus on sightseeing at attractions such as Lindisfarne Castle and the Priory.

Edinburgh: Holy Island, Alnwick Castle & Kingdom of Northumbria

9 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Edinburgh Private Full Day Guided Tour

5 to 8 hoursFree Cancellation

Special Offer

Make exploring beyond Edinburgh city limits easy—and see the best of the Scottish Highlands, all in one day—on this comprehensive day tour. Begin with a scenic drive from Edinburgh to the fabled Loch Ness; upgrade to cruise the lake and look out for Nessie. Then, continue to other highlights including Glen Coe and Fort Augustus, admiring additional attractions from Stirling Castle to Ben Nevis along the route.

1 Day Loch Ness, Glen Coe & the Scottish Highlands from Edinburgh

12 hoursFree Cancellation

Treat yourself to a day of whisky appreciation on a full-day tasting trip from Edinburgh. Wind through the Scottish Lowlands to a historic whisky-producing region, and visit Glengoyne Distillery and Deanston Distillery for informative tasting sessions and tours. Discover the centuries-old tradition of Scottish whisky production, view warehouses stocked with aged casks and marvel at the quiet beauty of Loch Lomond.

Discover Malt Whisky Day Tour Including Admissions from Edinburgh

9 hoursFree Cancellation

3-Day Speyside Whisky Tour from Edinburgh Including Admissions

3 daysFree Cancellation

Scotland is known as the setting for the popular "Outlander" series, but matching real landmarks to their fictional counterparts can be difficult on a self-led tour. Instead, check off sights associated with the series on a 2-day tour from Edinburgh, with overnight accommodation included in Inverness. Visit attractions including the Clava Cairns and Doune Castle, and gain behind-the-scenes insights from your guide.

2-Day Outlander Experience Small Group Tour from Edinburgh

2 daysFree Cancellation

To make the most of your time in the Scottish Highlands, a tour that packs plenty into your itinerary is a must. On this small-group option from Edinburgh, check off multiple highlights in just two days—with all the logistics taken care of. Make the most of photo ops at Loch Ness and Glen Coe, delve into the history of Culloden Battlefield, take a riverside stroll at Dunkeld, and admire Glenfinnan Viaduct (seasonal), famed for its role in the "Harry Potter™" movies.

2-Day Inverness and the Highlands Very Small Group Tour from Edinburgh

2 daysFree Cancellation

St Andrews & Kingdom of Fife Private Day Guided Tour by SUV/MPV

8 hoursFree Cancellation

Explore the highlights of the Kingdom of Fife without the hassle of driving or waiting for buses and trains. This private tour is exclusively for your party and can be tailored to your own interests, whether that's seeing the famed Old Course in St. Andrews, exploring the fishing villages of the East Neuk, admiring Falkland Palace and Garden, or sampling whisky and aqua vitae at the historic Lindores Abbey Distillery.

Kingdom of Fife & St Andrews Full-Day Guided Private Tour in a Premium Minivan

Leave the bustle of Edinburgh behind and discover the best of the Scottish Highlands in just one day on this private tour. Travel through Glendevon, the Sma’ Glen, Glen Quaich, and the Trossachs, then step inside Doune Castle, a 15th-century fortress featured in TV shows and movies before exploring the village of Kenmore at your own pace. Finish your day with a guided visit to Glenturret Distillery (own expense), Scotland’s oldest working distillery.

The Highlands, Whisky and Castles Private Day Tour in a Premium Minivan

The Highlands, Whisky and Castles Private Day Tour in a Premium Minivan

Get to know Stirling’s most interesting sights—without spending hours reading a guidebook—by exploring the city with your own private guide. Find out about Stirling’s most important historical monuments, visit battlegrounds, and see one of the largest horse sculptures in the world—the Kelpies Monument. The route also showcases Stirling Castle, the National Wallace Monument, and Doune Castle.

Braveheart Tour-William Wallace & Stirling Castle Private Tour

8 hoursFree Cancellation

The Big Whisky Tasting Tour - Private Whisky Day Trip

7 to 9 hoursFree Cancellation

Experience the mystic and striking beauty of the remote Orkney Islands on this 5-day excursion from Edinburgh. In a small group, journey with your expert guide through the rugged Scottish Highlands, John o'Groats and the wind-swept Orkney archipelago. Enjoy views of the mysterious Loch Ness and Ben Hope Mountain, villages steeped in Viking mystery and landmarks like Stirling Castle and Lamb Holm Italian Chapel. Spend four evenings relaxing in 3-star accommodation.

5-Day Orkney and Scotland's Northern Coast Tour from Edinburgh

5-Day Orkney & Northern Coast Tour from Edinburgh Incl Admissions

5 daysFree Cancellation

If you’re a fan of the TV series “Outlander”, then this is the tour for you. Save hours researching filming locations, and instead, go on a special "Outlander"-themed private tour to castles and sites that appeared on the show. Enjoy the luxury of traveling in a private minivan between historical highlights such as Culross Palace, Doune Castle, Hopetoun House, and Midhope Castle—the location of Lallybroch.

Outlander locations experience, Private Tour in a premium Minivan

Explore Edinburgh in the comfort of an air-conditioned VIP Class Mercedes minibus on this private tour. Admire Edinburgh Castle, perched atop an extinct volcano, and hear tales of attempts to capture it. See the Old Town and hear from your guide about what life was like there in medieval times before contrasting it with the elegant Georgian buildings of the New Town. Includes hotel or port pickup and drop-off.

Private Edinburgh City Half-Day Tour

4 hoursFree Cancellation

Spend a full day exploring the best Edinburgh has to offer on a private tour by minivan. Save hours researching where to go and how to get there and leave the organization to the experts. Plus, the advantage of a private tour is that you can modify the itinerary to your interests, whether you want to see the highlights of the Old Town, Royal Mile, and Edinburgh Castle, or head off the beaten track.

Edinburgh Full-Day Guided Private Tour in a Premium Minivan

Explore Scotland’s royal history without navigating public transportation or managing a complex sightseeing route on your own. This private tour in a premium minivan focuses on sites connected to Mary Queen of Scots, making it a convenient and more personalized experience for history-focused travelers. Visit landmarks including Stirling Castle, Falkland Palace, and Edinburgh Castle while gaining deeper historical insight along the way.

Linlithgow Palace, Mary's Birthplace in 1542

On the Trail of Mary Queen of Scots Private Tour in a Minivan from Edinburgh

On a journey around the West of Scotland with highly knowledgeable tour guides, learn about the rich cultural heritage of this wild region. Steeped in history, the West of Scotland is popular with tourists because of its dramatic scenery, but it’s also full of culture and tradition. Learn about the Highland clans who lived here, and see the castles, lochs and mountains that make this area so famous.

West of Scotland Cultural Tour

1 to 8 hoursFree Cancellation

Edinburgh Private city tour

7 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Central Scotland Driving Tour - Stirlingshire (Private)

The Duke and a quick photo stop before Lunch at Killin

Glencoe & Highlands: Private Land Rover Tour

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Outlander Locations Tour Including Admissions from Edinburgh

Karen_L, Nov 2026

A fun journey to Outlander filming sites!

This is an all day journey to 4 various Outlander filming sites. A stop is made to find a local restaurant for lunch too. Tour starts from the bus station that is centrally-located. Our native born Scottish guide, Lyn was humorous and entertaining. She gave a lot of historical information about Scotland (Prince Charles, The Battle of Collodum, Gaelic language) that provided cultural perspective of the country in addition to the Outlander sites. It was a comfortable and enjoyable experience. Doane Castle (Castle Leoch) was a favorite well-preserved castle with headsets for self-tour. The tour of Midhope (Lollybroch) was more commercial with mostly Outlander artifacts inside the home, but you could just envision Jamie and Claire on the beautiful pathway to the home. The surrounding property was beautful. Be sure to buy Lollybroch socks … I did!

Edinburgh: Glenfinnan Viaduct, Glencoe & Fort William

855candee, Nov 2026

Highly recommended ✨

It was a very beautiful experience, the landscapes are very gorgeous, it really deserves dedicating a good amount of time to contemplate each site. Thanks to Benja who explained the history of each place. It is very nice to be able to take such a long-awaited tour in my language and with so much joy. He was very kind and patient. This tour is recommended from beginning to end.

Outlander Film Locations Day Trip from Edinburgh

Adventure04188249287, Nov 2026

Very great!

It was a very nice tour! We saw a great deal and received a lot of information from our guide, Torva. The time at the various stops was also sufficient. 15 minutes less at Doune Castle and 15 minutes more in Culross would have been better, so that you don't have to stress while eating☺️

Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands, Glencoe and Pitlochry Tour

David_H, Nov 2026

Highlands Bus Tour

We had a fantastic experience with The Hairy Coo tour in Scotland! Our guide, Jason M, was knowledgeable, friendly, and entertaining throughout the day. He shared great stories and interesting facts about Scotland’s history and culture, making the entire experience both fun and memorable. The scenery was incredible. Highly recommend this tour

Loch Ness & Highlands Small-Group Tour from Edinburgh with Cruise

Jessica_W, Oct 2026

PICK THIS TOUR - and Billy N. is awesome!

BEST TOUR EVER - there are so many options, PICK THIS ONE - I solo traveled to Scotland and had an amazing time, on my very last day I had this tour and wow oh wow did it leave my trip on the happiest and highest note ever!!!! BILLY N. IS THE BEST TOUR GUIDE IN THE WORLD. I have never had a tour guide care more about ensuring that the travelers have a 3839201/10 experience, Billy was so kind, so patient, took a bunch of pictures for us (which is appreciated as someone traveling alone), created a whole playlist specific to each event/thing we were seeing, made it feel like a family on board, gave the best and most interesting facts ever, was so funny, ensured we had plenty of bathroom breaks, was always checking in to make sure we were ok, and even stayed after the tour to make sure every single person on the tour had directions (if they needed) to where they were going after the tour - if every tour guide in the world was like Billy, I think everyone would want to go on tours 24/7 because that is how epic Billy is!!!! Scotland is absolutely STUNNING, I’ve been to many countries and wow oh wow Scotland shines with its gorgeous landscapes, all of which you get to see on this tour - and yes I saw some very cute highland cows which I loved - excellent, amazing, 38282919/10 tour - super kind and accommodating company - PICK THEM!!!! THERE ARE LIKE 482929 OPTIONS AND IM TELLING YOU THIS IS THE ONE YOU WANT!!!! Thank you Billy - sincerely from, the solo traveler you were willing to add last minute to your tour group, who had the best time ever :)

Edinburgh: Loch Lomond, Stirling Castle and the Kelpies Day Tour

Heather_R, Oct 2026

The boat tour on Loch...

The boat tour on Loch Lomond was lovely, we had good weather and it was informative. There was a quick extra stop to see some Highland Coos and the driver had brought a bag of vegetables so that was a great experience getting to feed one. The visit to Stirling Castle could have been longer, we arrived about a bit over an hour before they were closing so that was not really enough time.

City Sightseeing Edinburgh Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour + Kids Go Free

94katleenv, Oct 2026

Unmissable with a real extraordinary guide on 1 of the lines

We are used to taking these buses when we visit a city, because even if it has a certain cost, the bus allows you to visit the city with an audio guide, to learn many things, and not to get tired. But this bus has something extra, the green line has a real live guide and what a guide, TORI, she was extraordinary! Funny, attentive to people, and professional. We recommend it 100%!!

Loch Ness, Glencoe, the Highlands Guided Day Tour from Edinburgh

Kimberly_M, Oct 2026

Highly recommended tour AND TERRIFIC guide

You are on a bus most of the time. The scenery is magnificent! And Brian was a fabulous tour guide. A great day of beautiful stops. It was Brian’s deep knowledge, wonderful stories, and sense of humor that made this experience so enjoyable. Thank you, Brian. How he can drive a bus AND talk was a marvel.

Loch Lomond, Kelpies & Stirling Castle Small-Group Tour

Katrina_S, Oct 2026

Such a wonderful...

Such a wonderful experience! This tour was a great way to see and learn about the area just outside Glasgow and Edinburgh. Our tour guide, Iain was funny and engaging - even having a soundtrack to go with his little area lessons while in the van. He also made our trip when someone mentioned wanting to see highland coos, and sure enough he made it happen! He knew of a short detour on our route to the last stop and we got to see those cute, hairy cows!

Rosslyn Chapel, Dunfermline Abbey and Stirling Castle Day Tour

Brian_B, Oct 2026

Scottish holiday

I'm not good at doing reviews. It always comes down to the tour guide who really makes or breaks a tour. Much of this tour was pretty much on your own. The driver/guide gets you there, cuts you lose and tells you when to be back. That was not Alex. Yes he drove us from place to place but he constantly interjected and entertained with his humourous banter and his knowledge of the site we were to visit and giving little tips on how best to use the time to see each site.

Edinburgh Darkside Ghost Tour of Mysteries and Murder and Legends

Mike_C, Sep 2026

Thanks, Mister G!

This tour was a lot of fun! It was insightful and relaxing, and I thoroughly enjoyed spending the tour with the group. They were all lovely people from different walks of life, and they all seemed to enjoy the tour. Our tour guide, Mister G, was a really cool guy. He was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and a fun guy. I learned quite a bit about the city from this tour, and we ended on a high, literally and figuratively, at Calton Hill. Overall, it was a great tour, and I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone looking for a good time.