The system is designed for solo adult tickets. For the best family rates, you can still buy tickets at the Ticket Vending Machines on platforms, on the et app or Bus & Tram app, or via Edinburgh Ticket. All currently accepted concession passes will still be accepted.
No – capping can only be applied to the exact card or device used, so please continue to only use that contactless card or device for the rest of that day, or week if you want to benefit from weekly capping. If you swap between different cards and devices, your payments will not be capped, even if you’re swapping between digital and physical versions of the same card.
For example, if you use both a contactless card and a phone to pay for travel in the same day, your payments will not be capped (even if they’re funded by the same bank account).
We will accept Visa and Mastercard (including Maestro) cards that display the contactless symbol, or that have been added to Apple Pay or Google Pay.
Apple Pay users can now use Apple Pay Express Mode to use a designated travel card to pay for their travel without waking or unlocking their device, or using Face ID or Touch ID. See here for more details.
If you used a contactless-enabled physical card to pay, you can access your payment history via the payment portal, like you currently can for Lothian Buses TapTapCap service. Please note this is not currently available for contactless-enabled devices – you’ll need to check your bank statement for details.
If you use Tap On, Tap Off, you’ll be charged an Adult single fare for each journey you make, and the system will calculate your fare based on the number of journeys. If you make 3 or more journeys in the city zone on one day, the cost is capped at the City DAY Cap price. If you’re travelling to the Airport, your travel will be capped at the Network DAY rate. If you use TOTO over a 7 day period (Mon-Sun), the fare will be capped at the Weekly rate – so the system will always calculate the best capped fare for your usage.
Edinburgh Trams will be undertaking some scheduled maintenance in May, which will affect early morning services on two Sundays during the period: 4 & 11 May.
Works will be carried out during the night to minimise impact, affecting the first few services on two Sunday morning timetables. Edinburgh Trams will operate a reduced service, but affected stops won’t be served by the first few trams, which will run every 30 mins until the works are completed.
In April, Edinburgh Trams will be increasing the price of its Authority to Work permits for the first time since 2023. These changes will come into effect from Monday 31 March.
To ensure that work on or near the tramway is carried out safely, it is necessary to obtain authorisation from Edinburgh Trams to agree a safe system of work.
Our successful recruitment campaigns have proved that light rail has become an attractive sector to work for.
Light rail is often seen as quite a male-dominated environment, but here at Edinburgh Trams, our female colleagues are living examples that couldn’t be further from the truth!
Apart from celebrating its 100th birthday this year, Scottish Gas Murrayfield has been hosting the Men’s Guinness Six Nations Championship since February.
