Bus 26 in Edinburgh links Road End and Clerwood Terminus. The route is 28.7 km long with 102 stops, and the official schedule from Lothian Buses puts the full trip at about 101 minutes. On a weekday it runs 105 trips in one direction, and 77 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 26 |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Operator | Lothian Buses |
| Start → end | Road End → Clerwood Terminus |
| End → start | Clerwood Terminus → Road End |
| Route length | 28.4 km / 28.5 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 102 / 90 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 101 minutes |
| Trips per day | 105 on weekdays, 77 on weekends one way (100 on weekdays → Road End) |
| Frequency | peak 2–20 · midday 8–10 · weekend 1–29 |
| First / last trip from «Road End» | 00:05 / 23:55 |
| First / last trip from «Clerwood Terminus» | 04:50 / 23:26 |
| Fare | 2.40 £ (fare in effect since 22 February 2026) |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 26
Outbound: Road End → Clerwood Terminus
This direction has 102 stops and runs 28.7 km. The route passes Links View, Ashgrove South, Goff Avenue, Ormidale Terrace. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Road End | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Links View | 0.6 km | |
| 3 | Castle Terrace | 0.9 km | |
| 4 | Fishers Road | 1.1 km | |
| 5 | Park Road | 1.4 km | |
| 6 | Cope Lane | 1.5 km | |
| 7 | Inglis Avenue | 1.6 km | |
| 8 | School Lane | 1.9 km | |
| 9 | East Lorimer Place | 2.1 km | |
| 10 | Whin Park | 2.3 km | |
| 11 | Preston Links (West) | 3.0 km | |
| 12 | Robertson Avenue | 3.2 km | |
| 13 | Harlaw Hill | 3.4 km | |
| 14 | Ayres Wynd | 3.8 km | |
| 15 | Pennypit Centre | 4.0 km | |
| 16 | Ox Walk | 4.3 km | |
| 17 | Inchview | 4.5 km | |
| 18 | Bowling Club | 4.7 km | |
| 19 | Sam Burns’ Yard | 4.9 km | |
| 20 | Morrison’s Haven | 5.3 km | |
| 21 | Prestongrange Heritage Park | 5.9 km | |
| 22 | Westpans | 6.3 km | |
| 23 | Ravensheugh Crescent | 6.6 km | |
| 24 | Hope Place | 6.8 km | |
| 25 | Battlefield Drive | 7.1 km | |
| 26 | Pinkie Mains | 7.3 km | |
| 27 | Ashgrove South | 7.5 km | |
| 28 | Edenhall Road | 7.8 km | |
| 29 | Park Lane | 8.0 km | |
| 30 | King Street | 8.4 km | |
| 31 | Newbigging | 8.5 km | |
| 32 | High Street (Stop C) | 8.9 km | |
| 33 | Bridge Street | 9.2 km | |
| 34 | Brunton Theatre Journey Hub | 9.5 km | |
| 35 | North High Street | 9.7 km | |
| 36 | Fisherrow | 9.9 km | |
| 37 | Maitland Park Road | 10.4 km | |
| 38 | Edinburgh Road | 10.6 km | |
| 39 | Eastfield Junction | 10.9 km | |
| 40 | Coillesdene Avenue | 11.2 km | |
| 41 | Joppa Pans | 11.4 km | |
| 42 | Seaview Terrace | 11.6 km | |
| 43 | Coillesdene Drive | 11.8 km | |
| 44 | Morton Street | 12.2 km | |
| 45 | Brunstane Road North | 12.4 km | |
| 46 | Pitville Street | 12.6 km | |
| 47 | Bellfield Lane | 12.8 km | |
| 48 | Windsor Place | 13.0 km | |
| 49 | Portobello Town Hall | 13.3 km | |
| 50 | Bridge Street | 13.5 km | |
| 51 | King’s Road | 13.7 km | |
| 52 | Goff Avenue | 14.1 km | |
| 53 | Telferton | 14.2 km | |
| 54 | Parker Road | 14.5 km | |
| 55 | Moira Terrace | 14.7 km | |
| 56 | Piershill Cemetery | 14.9 km | |
| 57 | Piershill Square East | 15.3 km | |
| 58 | Piershill Square West | 15.5 km | |
| 59 | Meadowbank House | 15.8 km | |
| 60 | Meadowbank Stadium | 16.1 km | |
| 61 | Wishaw Terrace | 16.4 km | |
| 62 | Marionville Road | 16.5 km | |
| 63 | Abbeyhill | 16.8 km | |
| 64 | Calton Terrace Brae | 17.2 km | |
| 65 | Regent Terrace | 17.7 km | |
| 66 | St Andrew’s House | 18.0 km | |
| 67 | Waterloo Place | 18.2 km | |
| 68 | Princes Street (Scott Mon.) | 18.7 km | |
| 69 | Princes Street (west) | 19.3 km | |
| 70 | Shandwick Place | 19.7 km | |
| 71 | Atholl Crescent | 20.0 km | |
| 72 | Haymarket Station | 20.5 km | |
| 73 | Magdala Crescent | 20.8 km | |
| 74 | Wester Coates | 21.0 km | |
| 75 | Kew Terrace | 21.1 km | |
| 76 | Roseburn Gardens | 21.5 km | |
| 77 | Ormidale Terrace | 21.8 km | |
| 78 | Murrayfield Road | 22.1 km | |
| 79 | Western Corner | 22.5 km | |
| 80 | Balgreen Road | 23.0 km | |
| 81 | Pinkhill | 23.3 km | |
| 82 | Edinburgh Zoo | 23.6 km | |
| 83 | Silvan House | 23.8 km | |
| 84 | Belgrave Road | 24.0 km | |
| 85 | St John’s Terrace | 24.2 km | |
| 86 | Kirk Loan | 24.4 km | |
| 87 | St Ninians Road | 24.8 km | |
| 88 | Drum Brae South | 25.1 km | |
| 89 | Templeland Road | 25.5 km | |
| 90 | Pearce Road | 25.7 km | |
| 91 | Drum Brae Gardens | 25.9 km | |
| 92 | Drum Brae Avenue | 26.2 km | |
| 93 | Duart Crescent | 26.4 km | |
| 94 | Drum Brae North | 26.6 km | |
| 95 | Drum Brae Drive | 26.8 km | |
| 96 | Hoseason Gardens | 27.1 km | |
| 97 | Drum Brae Hub | 27.2 km | |
| 98 | Clermiston View | 27.4 km | |
| 99 | Clermiston Crescent | 27.6 km | |
| 100 | Rannoch Road | 27.9 km | |
| 101 | Clerwood Park | 28.6 km | |
| 102 | Clerwood Terminus | 28.4 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Clerwood Terminus → Road End
This direction has 90 stops and runs 28.5 km. The route passes Rannoch Road, Wester Coates, Portobello Town Hall, Hope Place. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clerwood Terminus | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Rannoch Road | 0.4 km | |
| 3 | Clermiston Crescent | 0.9 km | |
| 4 | Drum Brae Hub | 1.2 km | |
| 5 | Drum Brae Drive | 1.7 km | |
| 6 | Drum Brae North | 1.9 km | |
| 7 | Duart Crescent | 2.1 km | |
| 8 | Drum Brae Park | 2.4 km | |
| 9 | Drum Brae Gardens | 2.5 km | |
| 10 | Templeland Road | 2.9 km | |
| 11 | Drum Brae South | 3.3 km | |
| 12 | St Ninians Road | 3.6 km | |
| 13 | Glebe Road | 3.8 km | |
| 14 | Station Road | 4.1 km | |
| 15 | Belgrave Road | 4.5 km | |
| 16 | Edinburgh Zoo | 4.9 km | |
| 17 | Pinkhill | 5.0 km | |
| 18 | Balgreen Road | 5.5 km | |
| 19 | Belmont Crescent | 5.7 km | |
| 20 | Western Corner | 6.0 km | |
| 21 | Murrayfield Road | 6.4 km | |
| 22 | Ormidale Terrace | 6.6 km | |
| 23 | Roseburn Gardens | 7.0 km | |
| 24 | Wester Coates | 7.4 km | |
| 25 | Magdala Crescent | 7.7 km | |
| 26 | Haymarket Station | 8.0 km | |
| 27 | Shandwick Place | 8.7 km | |
| 28 | Princes Street (west) | 9.3 km | |
| 29 | Princes Street (Waverley Steps) | 10.0 km | |
| 30 | St Andrew’s House | 10.4 km | |
| 31 | Regent Terrace | 10.7 km | |
| 32 | Calton Terrace Brae | 11.2 km | |
| 33 | Abbeyhill | 11.6 km | |
| 34 | Marionville Road | 11.9 km | |
| 35 | Meadowbank Stadium | 12.2 km | |
| 36 | Meadowbank House | 12.7 km | |
| 37 | Piershill Square West | 12.9 km | |
| 38 | Piershill Square East | 13.0 km | |
| 39 | Piersfield Terrace | 13.3 km | |
| 40 | Piershill Cemetery | 13.6 km | |
| 41 | Moira Terrace | 13.8 km | |
| 42 | Parker Road | 14.0 km | |
| 43 | Goff Avenue | 14.3 km | |
| 44 | King’s Road | 14.7 km | |
| 45 | Bridge Street | 14.9 km | |
| 46 | Portobello Town Hall | 15.2 km | |
| 47 | Windsor Place | 15.4 km | |
| 48 | Bellfield Lane | 15.5 km | |
| 49 | Pitville Street | 15.8 km | |
| 50 | Brunstane Road North | 16.0 km | |
| 51 | Morton Street | 16.2 km | |
| 52 | Coillesdene Drive | 16.5 km | |
| 53 | Seaview Terrace | 16.8 km | |
| 54 | Joppa Pans | 17.1 km | |
| 55 | Coillesdene Avenue | 17.3 km | |
| 56 | Edinburgh Road | 17.8 km | |
| 57 | Maitland Park Road | 18.1 km | |
| 58 | Fisherow | 18.6 km | |
| 59 | Brunton Theatre Journey Hub | 18.9 km | |
| 60 | Bridge Street | 19.2 km | |
| 61 | High Street (Stop A) | 19.5 km | |
| 62 | Newbigging | 19.8 km | |
| 63 | King Street | 20.1 km | |
| 64 | Park Lane | 20.5 km | |
| 65 | Edenhall Road | 20.7 km | |
| 66 | Ashgrove South | 20.9 km | |
| 67 | Battlefield Drive | 21.2 km | |
| 68 | Hope Place | 21.6 km | |
| 69 | Ravensheugh Crescent | 21.8 km | |
| 70 | Westpans | 22.0 km | |
| 71 | Prestongrange Heritage Park | 22.4 km | |
| 72 | Morrison’s Haven | 23.1 km | |
| 73 | Bowling Club | 23.7 km | |
| 74 | Inchview | 23.9 km | |
| 75 | Ox Walk | 24.1 km | |
| 76 | Pennypit Centre | 24.4 km | |
| 77 | Ayres Wynd | 24.7 km | |
| 78 | Harlaw Hill | 24.9 km | |
| 79 | Robertson Avenue | 25.2 km | |
| 80 | Preston Links | 25.4 km | |
| 81 | Whin Park | 26.1 km | |
| 82 | East Lorimer Place | 26.4 km | |
| 83 | School Lane | 26.6 km | |
| 84 | Inglis Avenue | 26.8 km | |
| 85 | Cope Lane | 26.9 km | |
| 86 | Park Road | 27.1 km | |
| 87 | Fishers Road | 27.2 km | |
| 88 | Castle Terrace | 27.6 km | |
| 89 | Links View | 27.8 km | |
| 90 | Road End | 28.5 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from Lothian Buses, the route runs 105 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 77 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Road End» | 00:05 — 23:55 | 00:15 — 23:55 |
| From «Clerwood Terminus» | 04:50 — 23:26 | 04:53 — 23:25 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 2–20 minutes, most often every 10; midday every 8–10 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 10–15; on weekends every 1–29 minutes.
Fare and payment
A single ride costs 2.40 £ — fare in effect since 22 February 2026. The same fare applies to Lothian buses in Edinburgh.
A single bus journey costs £2.40 and covers one journey only — it gives no transfer and is not valid on Edinburgh Trams. A City DAYticket is £6.00 and works on both bus and tram; contactless travel is capped at £5.70 a day.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a ride on bus 26 cost?
2.40 £ for a single ride — fare in effect since 22 February 2026.
When do the first and last trips run?
From Road End the first is at 00:05 and the last at 23:55. From Clerwood Terminus they are 04:50 and 23:26.
How long does the trip from Road End to Clerwood Terminus take?
About 101 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
102 outbound and 90 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 26 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 77 trips in one direction, running from Road End between 00:15 and 23:55.
Every route number with its termini, operating hours and travel time is collected in the Edinburgh buses overview.
Data current as of August 22, 2026. Schedule and termini — Lothian Buses. Fares — Lothian Buses. Stop list, schedule and route geometry come from the official GTFS feed (Bus Open Data Service (BODS)).