First Bus Glasgow
Sunday 31 December (Hogmanay)
Sunday timetables will operate. *most services will be withdrawn from approx 2100hrs.
- FREE travel will be offered on Night Bus Services N2, N18, N240 and N267 for Hogmanay celebrations. Running from Sunday late evening until early hours Monday AM.
Monday 1 January (New Year’s Day)
No services will operate. (except for Night Bus services operating in the early hours 1 January).
Tuesday 2 January 2024
Sunday timetables will operate on all services.
McGill’s Scotland East (Midland Bluebird)
Sunday 31st December – Most buses will run to Sunday timetable, and some will stop early. Buses on the 7, 8, 29, 35, C11, C30, F14/F14A, F16, F25, F45, H1 and H2 won’t run. Bright Bus Tours will finish early at 3pm.
Monday 1st January – Most buses will not run. The X38 will run a New Years timetable every 2 hours between Linlithgow and Edinburgh, supported by West Lothian Council. Bright Bus City Tour (BBT1) will be running and finish early at 3pm.
Tuesday 2nd January – Most buses will not run. The 312 will run to Sunday timetable and the X38 will run a New Years timetable every 2 hours between Linlithgow and Edinburgh, supported by West Lothian Council. Bright Bus Tours will finish early at 3pm.
Edinburgh Trams
Tram services throughout the festive period will be as follows:
- Sunday 31st December – New Year’s Eve): The split service will operate all day with trams running between Edinburgh Airport – West End, and Picardy Place – Newhaven from every 10 minutes. There are no trams to Princes Street or St Andrew Square stops due to the Hogmanay Street party road closures.
- After midnight, all trams will be FREE to help everyone get home safely!
The split service will run between West End – Airport and Picardy Place – Newhaven, serving all stops along the way.
- Between Midnight and 2am trams will run from every 10 minutes.
- From 2am to the normal start of service trams will run from every 20 minutes.
- Monday 1st January 2024: The split service will continue to run with trams between Edinburgh Airport – West End, and Picardy Place – Newhaven from every 10 minutes until approx. 10am. Once the roads have reopened, a full service between Edinburgh Airport and Newhaven will resume from every 7 minutes.
- The first full route tram to Newhaven is scheduled to leave the Airport at 09:28 and Princes Street at 09:59.
- The first full route tram to Edinburgh Airport is scheduled to leave Newhaven at 09:40 and Princes Street at 10:03.
Source: First Bus Glasgow, McGill’s Scotland East and Edinburgh Trams