tram travelling past christmas markets in princes street

More trams than ever before this festive period.

And, for the fourth consecutive year, we’ll be running our FREE Hogmanay night services now every 20 minutes throughout the night into the early hours on 1 January.

Download our festive timetable for 2019/20. 

Tuesday 24 December

Normal weekday service on Christmas Eve until approximately 9pm with trams from every seven minutes.

  • The last full route tram from Edinburgh Airport to York Place will depart at 9.14pm.
  • Departures from Edinburgh Airport after 9.14pm until 10.38pm will terminate at Edinburgh Gateway.
  • The last full route tram from York Place to Edinburgh Airport will depart at 9.58pm.

Wednesday 25 December

Sorry, no trams on Christmas Day.

Thursday 26 – Sunday 29 December

Normal service with trams from every seven minutes.

Monday 30 December

Normal weekday service with trams from every seven minutes. However, to allow Edinburgh’s Hogmanay events to take place, trams will run part route between Edinburgh Airport and West End from approximately 6pm.

  • The last full route tram from Edinburgh Airport to York Place will depart at 5.10pm.
  • The last full route tram from York Place to Edinburgh Airport will depart at 5.52pm 

Tuesday 31 December

Normal weekday service on New Year’s Eve with trams from every seven minutes. However, to allow Edinburgh’s Hogmanay events to take place, trams will run part route between Edinburgh Airport and West End.

Hogmanay

FREE night trams every 20 minutes between midnight and 5am on 1 January. To allow Edinburgh’s Hogmanay events to take place, trams will run part route between West End and Edinburgh Airport.

Overnight parking restrictions will be lifted at Ingliston Park & Ride on Hogmanay.

Wednesday 1 January 2020

Normal weekday service on New Year’s Day with trams from every seven minutes. However, to allow Edinburgh’s Hogmanay events to take place, trams will continue to run part route between Edinburgh Airport and West End until approximately 9.30am.

  • The first full route tram from Edinburgh Airport to York Place will depart at 9.33am.
  • The first full route tram from York Place to Edinburgh Airport will depart at 10.14am.

Please note: Full route services timings are dependent on the re-opening of Princes Street.

Thursday 2 January 2020

Normal weekday service with trams from every seven minutes.

Customer Relations, TravelHub, Park & Ride kiosk & Lost Property opening times:

 

Customer Relations
TravelHub - Shandwick Place
TravelHub - Waverley
Park & Ride kiosk - Ingliston
Lost Property

Tuesday 24 December

7am-7pm

8am-3pm

8am-4pm

7.30am-5.30pm

9.30am-4pm

Wednesday 25 December

Closed*

Closed*

Closed*

Closed*

Closed*

Thursday 26 December

7am-7pm

Closed*

Closed*

Closed*

Closed*

Friday 27 December

7am-7pm

8am-6pm

8am-6pm

7.30am-5.30pm

9.30am-5.30pm

Saturday 28 December

7am-7pm

9am-5pm

8am-6pm

9.30am-5.30pm

9.30am-4pm

Sunday 29 December

7am-7pm

10am-4pm

9am-5pm

9.30am-5.30pm

9.30am-5.30pm

Monday 30 December

7am-7pm

8am-6pm

8am-6pm

7.30am-5.30pm

9.30am-5.30pm

Tuesday 31 December

7am-7pm

8am-4pm

8am-3pm

7.30am-5.30pm

9.30am-5.30pm

Wednesday 1 January

7am-7pm

Closed*

Closed*

Closed*

Closed*

Thursday 2 January

7am-7pm

Closed*

Closed*

Closed*

Closed*

Friday 3 January

7am-7pm

8am-6pm

8am-6pm

7.30am-5.30pm

9.30am-5.30pm

*Edinburgh Trams Operations Control Centre will be open 24/7 (including Christmas Day) and can be contacted via Twitter or the tram stop help point.