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Providing reliable connections across west Edinburgh and West Lothian, with regular bus services to and from Edinburgh.

Fare Zone Picker



Choose your starting point and destination from the menus above to find your zones.

Interactive Route Map

Timetables

X18
Whitburn ↔ Edinburgh.
X19
Winchburgh ↔ Edinburgh.
X27
Bathgate ↔ Edinburgh.
X28
Bathgate ↔ Edinburgh.
X40
St. John's Hospital ↔ Royal Infirmary.
43
Queensferry ↔ Edinburgh.
70
Gyle Centre ↔ Hermiston P&R via Ratho.
71
Queensferry ↔ Gyle Centre.
72
Fauldhouse ↔ Kirkliston.
73
Blackburn ↔ Livingston.
74
Fauldhouse ↔ Livingston.
N18
Edinburgh ↔ Bathgate.
N28
Edinburgh ↔ Bathgate.
N43
Edinburgh ↔ Dechmont.

Fares

Single Tickets
One journey on an East Coast Buses or Lothian Country day service. When boarding, please state your destination to the driver.
travel in 1 zone (or 2 zones if A/B)
Adult £2.20
Child (age 5 - 15) £1.10
travel in 2 or 3 zones
Adult £3.20
Child (age 5 - 15) £1.60
travel in 4 zones
Adult £4.20
Child (age 5 - 15) £2.10
travel in 5 zones
Adult £5.20
Child (age 5 - 15) £2.60
travel in 6 zones
Adult £6.20
Child (age 5 - 15) £3.10
Day Tickets
City DAY
Unlimited journeys on day services in zones A-B only, including Lothian Buses.
Adult £5.50
TapTapCap £5.00
Child (age 5 - 15) £2.75
Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children) £12.00
Country DAY
Unlimited journeys on East Coast Buses and Lothian Country day services in zones B-H only.
Adult £5.70
TapTapCap £5.60
Child (age 5 - 15) £2.85
Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children) £14.00
City&Country DAY
Unlimited journeys on day services in all zones A-H, including Lothian Buses.
Adult £8.80
TapTapCap £8.50
Child (age 5 - 15) £4.40
Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children) £20.00
NightBus Single Tickets
One journey on an East Coast Buses or Lothian Country night service. When boarding, please state your destination to the driver.
NightBus SINGLE
travel in 1 zone (or 2 zones if A/B) £3.50
travel in 2 or 3 zones £5.00
travel in 4 to 6 zones £8.00
Late Tickets
City LATE
Unlimited journeys on day and night services between 6pm and 4.30am in zones A-B only, including Lothian Buses.
Adult £5.00
Country LATE
Unlimited journeys on East Coast Buses and Lothian Country day and night services between 6pm and 4.30am in zones B-H only.
Adult £5.50
City&Country LATE
Unlimited journeys on day and night services between 6pm and 4.30am in all zones A-H, including Lothian Buses.
Adult £8.00
Network Tickets
NETWORK
Unlimited journeys across our entire network and the following morning's night services. Includes Airlink and Edinburgh Trams in all zones.
Adult £12.50
Child (age 5 - 15) £6.25
Weekly Caps
Use TapTapCap and let us work out the cheapest adult daily or weekly fare for you - just tap your contactless card or device when you board. Use the same card or device all day or all week to automatically benefit from daily and weekly capping, which run Monday - Sunday. Your card or device is your ticket, so one per person.
City WEEK
Journeys on day and night services in zones A-B only. Also includes Lothian Buses and journeys to Edinburgh Airport on Airlink.
Country WEEK
Journeys on East Coast Buses and Lothian Country day and night services in zones B-H only.
City&Country WEEK
Journeys on day and night services in all zones A-H. Also includes Lothian Buses and journeys to Edinburgh Airport on Airlink.
Discounted m-ticket Bundles
Save up to 50% over individual tickets! m-ticket bundles offer the savings of a season ticket but with the added benefit that you can choose when to use the ticket, within 180 days of purchase. m-tickets purchased as part of a bundle can only be used by one passenger.
Country DAY
Unlimited journeys on East Coast Buses and Lothian Country day services in zones B-H only.
5 x Country DAY m-tickets £20.00
20 x Country DAY m-tickets £57.00
City&Country DAY
Unlimited journeys on day services in all zones A-H, including Lothian Buses.
5 x City&Country DAY m-tickets £30.00
20 x City&Country DAY m-tickets £114.00
Ways To Pay
TapTapCap

Contactless payments with daily and weekly capping. Your card or device is your ticket, so one per person.

Bus & Tram App

Purchase tickets in advance using the Bus & Tram app, including discounted bundles of Country and City&Country DAY tickets.

Ridacard

With our season ticket, Ridacard, enjoy unlimited journeys on our day and night services in zones A-B only.

Paper Tickets

Purchase a ticket on board using cash (exact fare only) or contactless (without capping).

NEC & Young Scot Card Holders

Eligible Scottish National Entitlement Card or Young Scot Card holders travel for free on day services across our network. Visit the Get Your NEC website for more information.

One-Ticket

If you’re looking for tickets that can be used across multiple operators, visit OneTicket’s website to find out more about integrated ticketing from One-Ticket.

 

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