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From London: Day Trip to Edinburgh by Rail with Castle Entry

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Activity provider:Golden Tours - Gray Line London
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From London: Day Trip to Edinburgh by Rail with Castle Entry
Activity provider:Golden Tours - Gray Line London
4.2  / 545 reviews

Travel by train to Edinburgh and learn about its rich history with a hop-on hop-off bus tour on this day trip. Go inside Edinburgh Castle, home of the Royal Apartments and Scottish Crown Jewels.

About this activity

Cancellation policy
This activity is non-refundable
Duration 15 hours
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Host or greeter
English

Experience

Highlights

  • Ride on reserved seats on the train back to Edinburgh
  • Enter Edinburgh Castle
  • Take an open-top bus tour
  • Use a free city map
  • First class (optional extra)

Full description

Welcome and Departure You will need to be at King’s Cross Station at 6:30am with your train e-tickets for your outbound and inbound rail journeys. Your train will depart at 7:00am and arrive in to Edinburgh at 11:22am. Please print your Open Top Bus Tour and Edinburgh Castle tickets. Edinburgh – Open-Top Bus Tour Delve into the Scottish capital’s rich history with a hop-on hop-off bus tour that takes in all the major sights: the Royal Mile, Greyfriars Bobby, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and atmospheric Edinburgh Castle. Edinburgh Castle Enjoy free admission to Edinburgh Castle, where you can marvel at the sparkling Scottish Crown Jewels and photograph breathtaking panoramic views of the city’s famous skyline. Return Journey After a thrilling day spent discovering Edinburgh, your train departs at 5:30pm, arriving back in London at 10:09pm. (Please arrive 30 minutes before departure time). First Class (optional) includes food and refreshments served at your seat.

Includes

  • Assistance from a representative at the train station
  • Return train tickets to Edinburgh with reserved seats
  • Open-top bus tour
  • Entry to Edinburgh Castle
  • City map
  • Free time for shopping
  • Refreshments served at your seat (with first class option)
  • Gratuities
  • Food or drinks
  • Guide
  • Hotel transfers

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Meeting point

Meet your representative outside the ticket office in Kings Cross Station.

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Important information

Know before you go

  • You will be sent a separate email with your train tickets, Edinburgh Bus Tour & Edinburgh Castle Entry. You will need all these documents for your trip.
  • Please print Edinburgh Bus Tour voucher as you will need to exchange it for a ticket at Andrew Square.
  • Once booked, this tour is non-refundable
  • Please note that this tour is not escorted
  • Please note, the tour itinerary and order may change
  • Train seats are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be guaranteed together

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.2 /5

based on 45 reviews

Review summary

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  • Value for money
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  • Service
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  • Organization
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GetYourGuide traveler – MexicoMay 23, 2024  – Verified booking
La excursión vale totalmente la pena Edimburgo es precioso y pasamos un día genial, sin embargo el tour operador jamás se presentó en la estación para darnos indicaciónes o los tickets de tren es mentira!! Tuve que comunicarme con el equipo de GetYourGuide quienes muy amablemente me apoyaron para que el operador del Tour me mandara por correo los tickets del tren ya que ellos decían que si me los habían enviado pero no, te cuento esto para que lo tomes en cuenta aún con esto visitar Edimburgo es imperdible hazlo!!
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GetYourGuide traveler – United StatesAugust 7, 2024  – Verified booking
The train ride was smooth and it was great seeing the countryside. It was pretty easy finding the hop on hop off bus tour as well as the castle. I hate the instructions with this tour. There is not a guide and no one meets you at the train station, so they should not write this in the instructions. All your tickets are emailed to you and I never received an email with the tickets so I had to call 20 minutes before the train left because no one was there and I had no tickets. The return time on this website is also wrong. The train leaves Edinburgh at 5:00 pm, not 5:30. If the instructions were clear, this would make it much easier and less stressful.
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GetYourGuide traveler – AustraliaJune 26, 2024  – Verified booking
had a good day! please note this tour isn’t guided. i emailed the representatives a before before to get my train and bus tickets. on the day just head straight to the gate and board the train. the only difficulty i had was finding the hop on and off bus departure (5-7 min walk from the station), but other than that it was beautiful :)
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