Bus 29 in Edinburgh links Silverknowes Golf Course and Terminus. The route is 25.9 km long with 84 stops, and the official schedule from Lothian Buses puts the full trip at about 94 minutes. On a weekday it runs 53 trips in one direction, and 39 on a weekend day.
Route at a glance
| Mode | Bus |
|---|---|
| Route number | 29 |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Operator | Lothian Buses |
| Start → end | Silverknowes Golf Course → Terminus |
| End → start | Terminus → Silverknowes Golf Course |
| Route length | 25.9 km / 26.2 km in the opposite direction |
| Number of stops | 84 / 83 in the opposite direction |
| Travel time | about 94 minutes |
| Trips per day | 53 on weekdays, 39 on weekends one way (50 on weekdays → Silverknowes Golf Course) |
| Frequency | peak 18–24 · midday 16–22 · weekend 20–31 |
| First / last trip from «Silverknowes Golf Course» | 04:12 / 23:35 |
| First / last trip from «Terminus» | 04:58 / 23:59 |
| Fare | 2.40 £ (fare in effect since 22 February 2026) |
| Updated | August 22, 2026 |
Route of Bus 29
Outbound: Silverknowes Golf Course → Terminus
This direction has 84 stops and runs 25.9 km. The route passes Lauriston Farm Road, Raeburn Place, Orrok Park, Dalhousie Road. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silverknowes Golf Course | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Lauriston Farm Road | 0.1 km | |
| 3 | Silverknowes Court | 0.4 km | |
| 4 | Silverknowes Crescent | 0.6 km | |
| 5 | Silverknowes Midway | 0.8 km | |
| 6 | Silverknowes Road East | 0.9 km | |
| 7 | Silverknowes Neuk | 1.2 km | |
| 8 | Muirhouse Green | 1.5 km | |
| 9 | Groathill Road North | 1.8 km | |
| 10 | Drylaw Police Station | 2.0 km | |
| 11 | Ferry Road Drive | 2.3 km | |
| 12 | Crewe Toll | 2.6 km | |
| 13 | Crewe Toll | 2.9 km | |
| 14 | North Werber Park | 3.1 km | |
| 15 | West Woods | 3.3 km | |
| 16 | Western General | 3.6 km | |
| 17 | Comely Bank Cemetery | 3.8 km | |
| 18 | Flora Stevenson School | 4.2 km | |
| 19 | Learmonth Grove | 4.4 km | |
| 20 | Dean Park Street | 4.7 km | |
| 21 | Cheyne Street | 4.9 km | |
| 22 | Raeburn Place | 5.1 km | |
| 23 | Kerr Street | 5.3 km | |
| 24 | Circus Lane | 5.4 km | |
| 25 | Royal Circus | 5.5 km | |
| 26 | Howe Street | 5.7 km | |
| 27 | Queen Street Gardens West | 5.8 km | |
| 28 | Frederick Street | 6.1 km | |
| 29 | Princes Street (Scott Mon.) | 6.5 km | |
| 30 | South Bridge | 7.4 km | |
| 31 | Surgeons’ Hall | 7.8 km | |
| 32 | St Partick Square | 8.2 km | |
| 33 | Bernard Terrace | 8.4 km | |
| 34 | Newington Road | 8.7 km | |
| 35 | Salisbury Place | 8.9 km | |
| 36 | Minto Street | 9.2 km | |
| 37 | Mayfield Gardens | 9.5 km | |
| 38 | East Savile Road | 9.7 km | |
| 39 | Suffolk Road | 10.1 km | |
| 40 | Lady Road | 10.3 km | |
| 41 | Nether Liberton Lane | 10.6 km | |
| 42 | Orrok Park | 10.7 km | |
| 43 | Glenallan Drive | 11.0 km | |
| 44 | Glenvarloch Crescent | 11.5 km | |
| 45 | Claverhouse Drive | 11.7 km | |
| 46 | Liberton High School | 12.1 km | |
| 47 | Moredunvale Road | 12.3 km | |
| 48 | Moredun Park Road | 12.6 km | |
| 49 | Guardwell Glen | 12.8 km | |
| 50 | Gilmerton Primary School | 13.1 km | |
| 51 | Gilmerton Crossroads | 13.4 km | |
| 52 | Drum Street | 13.7 km | |
| 53 | Drum Cottages | 13.9 km | |
| 54 | Gilmerton Station Road | 14.2 km | |
| 55 | Gilmerton Junction | 14.9 km | |
| 56 | Dobbies Garden World | 16.0 km | |
| 57 | Viscount Drive | 17.1 km | |
| 58 | Captains Gardens | 17.3 km | |
| 59 | Tesco | 18.3 km | |
| 60 | Kings Gate | 19.6 km | |
| 61 | Dalhousie Road | 20.3 km | |
| 62 | Dalhousie Road | 20.6 km | |
| 63 | Station Road | 20.7 km | |
| 64 | St Anne’s Court | 20.9 km | |
| 65 | Dean Park Place | 21.1 km | |
| 66 | Fourth Street | 21.2 km | |
| 67 | Mining Museum | 21.7 km | |
| 68 | McGahey Court | 21.9 km | |
| 69 | The Crescent | 22.4 km | |
| 70 | Gowkshill Farm | 22.6 km | |
| 71 | St Andrews Primary School | 22.8 km | |
| 72 | Greenhall Road | 23.0 km | |
| 73 | Barleyknowe Crescent | 23.2 km | |
| 74 | Greenhall Crescent | 23.4 km | |
| 75 | Arniston Engine | 23.5 km | |
| 76 | Leisure Centre | 24.0 km | |
| 77 | Newbyres Crescent | 24.2 km | |
| 78 | Gore Avenue | 24.4 km | |
| 79 | Newbyres Crescent | 24.6 km | |
| 80 | Police Station | 24.9 km | |
| 81 | Gorebridge Inn | 25.0 km | |
| 82 | Powdermill Brae | 25.4 km | |
| 83 | Powdermill Brae | 25.6 km | |
| 84 | Terminus | 25.9 km | Terminus |
Inbound: Terminus → Silverknowes Golf Course
This direction has 83 stops and runs 27.9 km. The route passes Powdermill Brae, Dalhousie Road, Glenallan Drive, Raeburn Place. Below is the full list with the distance from the first stop.
| No. | Stop | From start | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terminus | 0.0 km | Terminus |
| 2 | Powdermill Brae | 0.4 km | |
| 3 | Powdermill Brae | 0.6 km | |
| 4 | Gorebridge Inn | 1.0 km | |
| 5 | Police Station | 1.1 km | |
| 6 | Newbyres Crescent | 1.4 km | |
| 7 | Gore Avenue | 1.6 km | |
| 8 | Newbyres Crescent | 1.8 km | |
| 9 | Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | |
| 10 | Arniston Engine | 2.4 km | |
| 11 | New Hunterfield | 2.6 km | |
| 12 | Barleyknowe Crescent | 2.8 km | |
| 13 | Hogarth Avenue | 2.9 km | |
| 14 | St Andrews Primary School | 3.1 km | |
| 15 | Gowkshill Farm | 3.4 km | |
| 16 | The Crescent | 3.6 km | |
| 17 | McGahey Court | 4.2 km | |
| 18 | Mining Museum | 4.4 km | |
| 19 | Fourth Street | 4.8 km | |
| 20 | Dean Park Place | 5.0 km | |
| 21 | Station Road | 5.2 km | |
| 22 | Dalhousie Road | 5.4 km | |
| 23 | Dalhousie Road | 5.7 km | |
| 24 | Kings Gate | 6.4 km | |
| 25 | Tesco | 7.8 km | |
| 26 | Captains Gardens | 8.9 km | |
| 27 | Viscount Drive | 9.1 km | |
| 28 | Dobbies Garden World | 10.2 km | |
| 29 | Gilmerton Junction | 11.3 km | |
| 30 | Gilmerton Station Road | 12.0 km | |
| 31 | Drum Cottages | 12.3 km | |
| 32 | Drum Street | 12.6 km | |
| 33 | Gilmerton Crossroads | 12.8 km | |
| 34 | Gilmerton Primary School | 13.1 km | |
| 35 | Guardwell Glen | 13.3 km | |
| 36 | Moredun Park Road | 13.7 km | |
| 37 | Moredunvale Road | 13.9 km | |
| 38 | Liberton High School | 14.2 km | |
| 39 | Claverhouse Drive | 14.5 km | |
| 40 | Glenvarloch Crescent | 14.7 km | |
| 41 | Ivanhoe Crescent | 14.9 km | |
| 42 | Glenallan Drive | 15.2 km | |
| 43 | Orrok Park | 15.5 km | |
| 44 | Nether Liberton Lane | 15.7 km | |
| 45 | Lady Road | 15.9 km | |
| 46 | Suffolk Road | 16.2 km | |
| 47 | East Savile Road | 16.5 km | |
| 48 | Mayfield Gardens | 16.8 km | |
| 49 | Minto Street | 17.0 km | |
| 50 | Salisbury Place | 17.2 km | |
| 51 | Newington Road | 17.4 km | |
| 52 | Bernard Terrace | 17.8 km | |
| 53 | St Patrick Square | 18.1 km | |
| 54 | Surgeons’ Hall | 18.4 km | |
| 55 | South Bridge | 18.8 km | |
| 56 | Princes Street (Waverley Steps) | 19.4 km | |
| 57 | Frederick Street | 20.0 km | |
| 58 | Hill Street | 20.3 km | |
| 59 | Howe Street | 20.5 km | |
| 60 | Royal Circus | 20.7 km | |
| 61 | Kerr Street | 20.9 km | |
| 62 | Raeburn Place | 21.2 km | |
| 63 | Dean Park Street | 21.5 km | |
| 64 | Learmonth Grove | 21.8 km | |
| 65 | Flora Stevenson School | 22.0 km | |
| 66 | Comely Bank Cemetery | 22.4 km | |
| 67 | Western General | 22.7 km | |
| 68 | West Woods | 22.9 km | |
| 69 | North Werber Park | 23.1 km | |
| 70 | Crewe Toll | 23.3 km | |
| 71 | Crewe Toll | 23.6 km | |
| 72 | Ferry Road Drive | 23.9 km | |
| 73 | Drylaw Police Station | 24.2 km | |
| 74 | Groathill Road North | 24.6 km | |
| 75 | Muirhouse Green | 24.7 km | |
| 76 | Silverknowes Neuk | 25.1 km | |
| 77 | Silverknowes Road East | 25.4 km | |
| 78 | Silverknowes Midway | 25.5 km | |
| 79 | Silverknowes Crescent | 25.7 km | |
| 80 | Silverknowes Court | 25.9 km | |
| 81 | Lauriston Farm Road | 26.2 km | |
| 82 | Silverknowes Promenade | 27.1 km | |
| 83 | Silverknowes Golf Course | 26.2 km | Terminus |
Schedule and frequency
According to the official schedule from Lothian Buses, the route runs 53 trips in one direction on a weekday, and 39 on a weekend day.
| Direction | Weekdays | Weekends and holidays |
|---|---|---|
| From «Silverknowes Golf Course» | 04:12 — 23:35 | 05:12 — 23:05 |
| From «Terminus» | 04:58 — 23:59 | 04:59 — 23:59 |
Frequency calculated from the departure table: in the morning peak buses run every 18–24 minutes, most often every 20; midday every 16–22 minutes; in the afternoon peak every 20–27; on weekends every 20–31 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 29 cost?
2.40 £ for a single ride — fare in effect since 22 February 2026.
When do the first and last trips run?
From Silverknowes Golf Course the first is at 04:12 and the last at 23:35. From Terminus they are 04:58 and 23:59.
How long does the trip from Silverknowes Golf Course to Terminus take?
About 94 minutes end to end — the median of full trips in the official schedule.
How many stops does the route have?
84 outbound and 83 inbound according to the official GTFS feed. The two lists do not match exactly.
Does bus 29 run on weekends?
Yes. On weekends and holidays there are 39 trips in one direction, running from Silverknowes Golf Course between 05:12 and 23:05.
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)).