Ghost Bus Tour of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Delve into Edinburgh’s horrific history on this evening ghost bus tour. With your spooky local guide, visit the city’s most terrifying locations, haunted by infamy and restless spirits! From your seat in a double-decker vintage bus, gaze at eerie sites such as Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh Castle, Grassmarket, and the Royal Mile. Throughout the trip, hear anecdotes and facts about Edinburgh’s chilling past, replete with bloody executions, unspeakable tortures, and murder.
- Ghost tour around Edinburgh in a vintage double-decker bus
- Discover the ghastly goings on from Edinburgh’s history
- Admire Edinburgh’s historic attractions, including Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse
- Hear accounts of strange occurrences witnessed in haunted locations including Greyfriars Kirk and Grassmarket square
- Enjoy enthralling commentary from an entertaining guide
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Transport by Routemaster
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 7-9 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EG, UK
We meet all travellers at the pickup location above.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Choose an evening start time and meet your creepy guide in central Edinburgh for a journey through the city’s gruesome history. Board the vintage double-decker ghost bus, grab a seat in the shadowy upper or lower deck, and peer out the window as you travel the dimming city streets.
As you ride, allow your conductor’s chilling tales to transport you to the dark side. Hear about Edinburgh’s famous executions, murders, misdeeds, and most sinister characters. Rile at the stories of Burke and Hare, notorious gravediggers who made a killing off cadaver sales to medical schools in the 19th century, and the incensed witch hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Pass the city’s most haunted sites and infamous landmarks like Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and Greyfriars Kirk, plagued by the wandering souls of restless spirits. Visit Grassmarket and discover its bloody history as the execution site of many famous traitors and disrupters, including the unfortunate 'half-hangit' Maggie Dickson. Be sure to ask your guide about this story!
By the end, you have an intimate understanding of Edinburgh’s sinister side. Your tour leaves you in Edinburgh Old Town with time to warm your chilled soul at a local pub.
As you ride, allow your conductor’s chilling tales to transport you to the dark side. Hear about Edinburgh’s famous executions, murders, misdeeds, and most sinister characters. Rile at the stories of Burke and Hare, notorious gravediggers who made a killing off cadaver sales to medical schools in the 19th century, and the incensed witch hunts of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Pass the city’s most haunted sites and infamous landmarks like Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and Greyfriars Kirk, plagued by the wandering souls of restless spirits. Visit Grassmarket and discover its bloody history as the execution site of many famous traitors and disrupters, including the unfortunate 'half-hangit' Maggie Dickson. Be sure to ask your guide about this story!
By the end, you have an intimate understanding of Edinburgh’s sinister side. Your tour leaves you in Edinburgh Old Town with time to warm your chilled soul at a local pub.
Edinburgh Castle (Pass By)
Edinburgh Old Town (Pass By)
Royal Mile (Pass By)
Greyfriars Kirk (Pass By)
Palace of Holyroodhouse (Pass By)
Grassmarket (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Please arrive 20 minutes before the scheduled departure time. The tour cannot wait for late passengers and they cannot be admitted once the show has started.
- Please note that the tours are conducted in English
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 54 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.3
based on 2,817 reviews
Maxine_A, Mar 2026
Absolutely amazing loved this. The guide was so funny and entertaining. We even caught a ghost on camera
Emilysue_M, Mar 2026
Fun, creepy, and entertaining. Had a great time! The bus had great ambiance, the guide was fantastic. I loved it.
Juel_F, Mar 2026
Enjoyed the humor and the spooky stories of our tour. Guide was informative and energetic. Will recommend to friends and family visiting in the future.
Katrina_N, Mar 2026
I thought it was just funny, and happy we did it. My 13yo son thought it was THE BEST thing, and would definitely do it again
Hannah_F, Mar 2026
Really enjoyed this experience our guide was brilliant, loved learning about Edinburghs dark past and looking for ghosts!
MariaPilar_Z, Mar 2026
Fun for all ages. Great storyteller - totally gets into character. Comfortable bus. Very punctual. 100% recomended!
Sharon_H, Mar 2026
Fun and informative x
Tour guide funny x
I actually jumped on a few occasions and my daughter found that most amusing x
Shaun_C, Mar 2026
Very different experience , the night time tour makes the experience even more spooky.
The bus could have a few more surprise thrills
Kimberly_S, Mar 2026
The ghost stories are fun and the murder stories are great. Would have loved to explore the graveyard more.
Ashlee_w, Mar 2026
It was fun and silly. Please don't use smoke though.. it makes it very challenging to breathe and doesn't really add to the experience
Adrian_M, Feb 2026
I was really disappointed with this experience and would actually like a refund. You sit on a bus and it goes around in circles of the city and you get told a few ghost stories. The images on line suggest you get off the bus in key locations to enhance the ghost experience but the only stop we made was at the carpark at the base of the castle. The host was good but not worth your time or money. Seriously skip this, everyone on our bus looked confused!
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Hi there Adrian,
We are so sorry to hear that you did not enjoy the tour with us.
Could you please get in contact with us on ''bookings@theghostbustours.com'' so we can discuss this matter and have it resolved.
Kind regards
The Ghost bus team
Pete_A, Feb 2026
Really good fun, some great stories mixed with a few jump scares and some fine over acting! Well worth the time.
Navely_S, Feb 2026
Me and my mom absolutely loved it. It was a chill funny experience with some sightseeing and nice spooky knowledge about the town.
Alannah_D, Jan 2026
Amazing tour, good laugh.....could be creepier.....shame about the health and safety but not the fault of the company, really interesting history and a great eery atmosphere on board.....shout out to our fellow Irish woman Sinead O'Horror, absolutely brilliant tour guide
Ian_L, Jan 2026
this ghost bus tour is aimed at children even the 9pm tour.
The stories were all poorly presented, the stories about real places around Edinburgh skipped over in favour of a fake ghost on the bus.
I would only book again if I was taking 10 year olds, definitely not for adults.
Emma_F, Dec 2025
The ghost bus tour was great! The tour guide was amazing and really knew his stuff. Was a great experience and definitely recommend :)
Alexander_H, Dec 2025
Loads of fun, very entertaining. Great guide and driver. Learned some interesting bits about Edinburgh and spoooooopi ones too! Thanks.
David_S, Dec 2025
It was a wet night absolutely pouring down.We got on the bus and from that moment we were laughing our heads off .Tommy Terror our guide was brilliant, informative and funny,as was the driver.
Excellent value for money and a great way to spend a wet night in Edinburgh.
Gemma_T, Dec 2025
What a disappointment!
Im am pretty sure this tour is great - which is why we prebooked as part of a Christmas gift for my elderly mother who delights in all things spooky but whose little legs couldn't carry her around Edinburgh for a walking tour.
We had taken a bus tour earlier in the day for afternoon tea and were delighted with the experience, being allocated seating and made throughly welcome by the operators.
Later we trekked across the city to the pick up point for the bus tour, expecting a similarly well organised situation and were upset to find that no such thought had gone into this one, with boarding being a more 'school bus affair' , the operator telling people it was first come first served which surprised us as nowhere in the advertising for this tour does it state that you have to be an expert in negotiating a rugby scrum to get seated together. Indeed there was VERY little room to breathe on the bus, notwithstanding the seating arrangements.
The operator was apologetic that we had paid in advance, booked our evening meal and organised our day to fit this in only to be faced with the this very disappointing situation. She in fact told us we should be refunded.
Fast forward to the following morning when I relayed this to the customer service chat who advised the refund request would be processed which I thought represented a fair situation, us having not had what we paid for, however I was wrong.
In a flash our case had been reviewed and refused. And when I appealed I was advised in an email that was almost immediate that they had reviewed our case again and would not issue a refund.
I am of course unimpressed by the loss of money, the lack of concern the assistant, has for both customer delight and the reputation of the provider, though I have to say the speed of cognitive processing that enabled her to not only conduct another thorough review of my complaint, request and type an articulate response, pretending to give a toss, all in the space of a few seconds leaves me speechless with admiration. Ai could not have done a better job! Although I suspect it would have shown considerbly care!
All in all I cannot recommend and would not use this particular booking system again.
Peter_B, Dec 2025
Great tour of the city and very entertaining. The driver and host play great characters, good little effects on board. Loved it.
Steve_M, Dec 2025
fabulous evenings entertainment really great Ghostly trip with a really good actor for a fab evenings entertainment
Hannah_S, Nov 2025
It gives a bus journey around Edinburgh city with good knowledge of the history. 1hr long, easy to find the pick up point.
Susan_B, Nov 2025
While this was fun, we were jam packed into an overheated bus that was very hard to see out of. The stories were very interesting and the guide was entertaining but the end with the ghost was a bit over the top. Would not recommend for small children.
Susan_S, Nov 2025
The tour is brill and interesting. Enjoyed the tour. The tour guide and drive made the tour. Kept all the visitors going
Elaine_B, Nov 2025
It was brilliant definitely worth it fantastic hosts very entertaining had lots of laughs on this tour
Lea_P, Nov 2025
Such a funny experience. The bus looks super cool inside and outside. The guide is quite a good actor and it was super interesting to do a tour around Edinburgh this way.
Jessica_R, Nov 2025
Went with family, and we all had a great time!! Lots of history and ghost tales. Would go again, and would recommend!
Sue_W, Nov 2025
Fun, interesting tour of the city at night. Humorous guide, with just the right amount of scary tricks!
Niamh_o, Nov 2025
Very interesting, very good tour guide he was funny and great at his job. Quick activity but
A must do
cos871, Nov 2025
The tour was fun and interesting. The woman checking everyone in was helpful and managed the crowd well. The bus driver and narrator were excellent. A fun ghost tour.
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