Edinburgh festival-goers will benefit from late night tram services throughout the city as Edinburgh Trams introduces a temporary extended service to help thousands of revellers get home safely.
The new late night festival timetable will run from 5 - 29 August 2016 with the last trams leaving Princes Street as late as 00.39 hours.
As well as attendees as festival events, spectators at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo will also be able to benefit from these extended services.
The late night departures from the city centre will run all the way to Edinburgh Airport including Ingliston Park & Ride. Details of the last departure times are:
Monday - Saturday
| Departs York Place | Departs Princes Street | Arrives Park & Ride |
| 23:08 hours | 23:13 hours | 23:44 hours |
| 23:18 hours | 23:22 hours | 23:53 hours (new) |
| 23:28 hours | 23:32 hours | 00:03 hours (new) |
| 00:35 hours (new - Saturday only) | 00:39 hours (new - Saturday only) | 01:10 hours (new - Saturday only) |
| Departs York Place | Departs Princes Street | Arrives Park & Ride |
|---|---|---|
| 22:58 hours | 23:03 hours | 23:34 hours |
| 23:13 hours | 23:18 hours | 23:49 hours (new) |
| 23:28 hours | 23:33 hours | 00:04 hours (new) |
George Lowder, Chief Executive of Transport for Edinburgh said:
“The success of Edinburgh’s Festivals is important to the economic growth and prosperity of Edinburgh and Scotland’s tourism market. With so many additional visitors coming to the capital in August, we are keen to help passengers travel safely around the city by offering a late night timetable that suits their plans. This service will be a great addition to the city’s Festival programme and we expect thousands of locals and tourists to make use of the additional trams to travel to and from venues.”
Brigadier David Allfrey, Chief Executive of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo added:
“The Scottish capital is renowned as a perfect stage for a fantastic range of events and festivals. The audiences - drawn from home and abroad - invariably seek to make the most of what is on offer. This year, Transport for Edinburgh has been hugely supportive and proactive in analysing our show times and working to best match the demand for transport. From a Tattoo perspective, this is very helpful as it allows our audience to enjoy the performance right up the last note, when until the Massed Pipes and Drums march back to barracks!”
Tickets must be purchased prior to boarding trams using the ticket vending machines at stops or on the Transport for Edinburgh App. Edinburgh Trams recommends purchasing return tickets to make your journeys simpler. Return tickets are available for both within the City Fare Zone and the Airport Fare Zone.
Although bikes can normally be taken on trams this is not permitted during the festival due to higher passenger numbers.