Edinburgh Trams will again be operating services throughout the night on Fridays and Saturdays in August during the world famous Festival – and for the first time this will see trams running on the extension to Newhaven.
A standard daytime timetable will operate until around midnight during the Festival but on Fridays and Saturdays this won’t be where things stop as an all-night service will be running. This will see trams running every 20 minutes until 0200 and then every 30 minutes until the normal timetable starts the next day.
Lea Harrison, Edinburgh Trams’ Managing Director, said: “Alongside the main festival, August also sees the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo and fantastic Fringe performances during what is traditionally one of the busiest times of the year for the city. Following the enormous success of late-night trams in previous festival seasons, we wanted to go the extra mile this year by running a 24-hour service over the weekend, which is a testament to our commitment as Scotland’s number one public transport operator. For further convenience, anyone heading for the festivals can avoid the hassle of finding a parking spot in or around the city centre by leaving their cars at Ingliston Park & Ride, which has over 1,000 spaces available and a tram stop.”
Normal Edinburgh Trams tickets will be valid on these all-night services.
- The timetable for the all-night services is available at https://edinburghtrams.com/news/all-night-trams-citys-world-famous-summer-festivals