We will be operating additional late evening services on East Coast Buses’ Services 120, 121 and 124 to support travel to and from Fringe by the Sea in North Berwick on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Running from 1 – 10 August, the annual festival brings incredible artists and performers to North Berwick for 10 days of comedy, music, literature and food and drink, with something for all ages!
This year’s line up includes An Evening with Ruby Wax, Joe Wicks: In Conversation, Comedy Club with Alan Davies, The Boomtown Rats and more.
Services and Timetables
Service 120 operates between Dunbar and North Berwick via East Linton, Tyningham and Tantallon Castle. Monday to Saturday, the service operates every 60 minutes, and on Sundays runs every 2 hours.
An extra service will be provided on Friday and Saturday evenings at 22:20 from Dunbar, and from North Berwick (Seabird Centre) at 23:20.
Service 121 operates every 90 minutes Monday to Saturday between Haddington and North Berwick via Athelstansford and Drem. On Sundays, the service runs every 2 hours.
Extra services will be provided on Friday and Saturday evenings as follows:
- 20:15 from Haddington to North Berwick
- 21:15 from North Berwick (Church Road) to Haddington
- 22:15 from Haddington to North Berwick
- 23:15 from North Berwick (Church Road) to Haddington
For connections from the city centre of Edinburgh to North Berwick, choose from the Service X5 or Service 124 for easy, stress-free travel to the festival. Tap the links below for timetable information.
Service X5
Edinburgh Express to North Berwick, operating hourly Monday to Saturday.
Tap to view the Service X5 timetable.
Service 124
Edinburgh to North Berwick, operating up to every 30 minutes Monday to Sunday during the day and hourly in the evening.
An additional service will operate at 23:10 from North Berwick Tesco (23:18 at Church Road). This service normally terminates at Musselburgh but will continue to Edinburgh (Waterloo Place).
Tap to view the Service 124 timetable.
Service N124
Planning on catching a late show? The N124 provides night-time connections to Edinburgh city centre with a service departing North Berwick (Lochbridge Road) at 02:01 on Saturdays and Sundays.
Fares and Tickets
Full details of tickets and fares can be found on the East Coast Buses page. You can also purchase tickets in advance from our Bus & Tram app.
Customers with valid NECs (Under 22s, Over 60 or Disabled) travel free.
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