36 Ocean Terminal ↔ Gyle Centre

Operated by Lothian Buses. First bus 05:08, last bus 22:20. 80 journeys on weekdays.

💷 The England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland — Lothian Buses sets the fares on the 36. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card. Who travels free →

Timetable

Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.

towards Gyle Centre · Monday to Friday towards Gyle Centre · Saturday towards Gyle Centre · Sunday towards Ocean Terminal · Monday to Friday towards Ocean Terminal · Saturday towards Ocean Terminal · Sunday
36 towards Gyle Centre — Monday to Friday (41 journeys)
Ocean Terminal (Stop OF) ·05:5906:2406:4607:1107:3107:5108:1108:3608:5009:0809:3510:0510:3511:0511:3512:0512:3513:0513:2513:4514:0514:2514:4515:0515:3516:0516:3717:0017:2017:4218:0218:2018:4019:0919:3920:2020:5021:2021:5022:20
The Shore (SW-bound) ·06:0306:2806:5107:1607:3707:5708:1708:4208:5609:1409:4110:1110:4111:1111:4112:1112:4113:1113:3113:5114:1114:3114:5115:1115:4116:1116:4317:0617:2617:4818:0818:2618:4519:1419:4420:2520:5421:2421:5422:24
Broughton Primary (at) 05:0806:1006:3507:0007:2507:4708:0808:2708:5209:0509:2309:5010:2010:5011:2011:5012:2012:5013:2013:4014:0014:2014:4015:0015:2115:5216:2216:5417:1617:3617:5618:1618:3418:5319:2219:5220:3221:0021:3022:0022:30
Hamilton Place (SW-bound) 05:1406:1606:4107:0707:3307:5808:1908:3709:0109:1309:3109:5810:2810:5811:2811:5812:2812:5913:2913:4914:0914:2914:4915:0915:3016:0116:3117:0317:2517:4518:0418:2418:4119:0019:2919:5920:3721:0521:3522:0522:35
Drumsheugh Place (Stop QA) 05:1906:2206:4707:1407:4108:0808:2808:4609:0809:2009:3810:0510:3511:0511:3512:0512:3513:0613:3613:5614:1614:3614:5615:1615:3716:0916:3917:1117:3317:5218:1118:3118:4819:0719:3520:0520:4321:1121:4122:1122:41
Queensferry Street (Stop QC) 05:2006:2306:4807:1507:4308:1008:3008:4809:1009:2209:4010:0710:3711:0711:3712:0712:3713:0813:3813:5814:1814:3814:5815:1815:3916:1116:4117:1317:3517:5418:1318:3318:5019:0919:3720:0720:4421:1221:4222:1222:42
Lothian Road (Stop XE) 05:2306:2606:5107:1807:4708:1408:3408:5209:1409:2609:4410:1110:4111:1111:4112:1112:4113:1213:4214:0214:2214:4215:0215:2315:4416:1616:4617:1817:4017:5918:1818:3718:5419:1319:4120:1120:4721:1521:4522:1522:45
Home Street (Stop 2) 05:2706:3006:5507:2207:5208:1908:3908:5709:2009:3209:5010:1710:4711:1711:4712:1712:4713:1813:4814:0814:2814:4815:0815:2915:5016:2216:5217:2417:4618:0518:2418:4218:5919:1819:4620:1620:5221:2021:5022:2022:50
Morningside Station (opp) 05:3306:3707:0207:3008:0208:2908:4909:0709:3009:4210:0010:2710:5711:2711:5712:2712:5813:2913:5914:1914:3914:5915:1915:4216:0316:3517:0517:3617:5618:1518:3418:5119:0819:2719:5520:2521:0021:2821:5822:2822:58
Glenlockhart Bank (opp) 05:4006:4407:1007:3808:1108:3808:5709:1509:3809:5010:0810:3511:0511:3512:0512:3513:0613:3714:0714:2714:4715:0715:2815:5116:1216:4417:1417:4518:0418:2318:4218:5919:1619:3520:0320:3221:0621:3422:0422:3423:04
Longstone Crescent (opp) 05:4506:5207:1807:4808:2108:4809:0709:2509:4810:0010:1810:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1613:4714:1714:3714:5715:1715:4016:0316:2416:5617:2617:5518:1418:3218:4919:0619:2319:4220:1020:3821:1221:4022:1022:4023:10
Napier University (Sighthill) (opp) ·06:5707:2307:5508:2708:5409:1209:3009:5310:0510:2310:5011:2011:5012:2012:5013:2113:5214:2214:4215:0215:2215:4516:0816:2917:0117:3118:0018:1918:3718:5419:1119:2819:4720:1520:4221:1621:4422:1422:4423:14
Hermiston Gait Retail Park (at) ·07:0307:2908:0208:3409:0109:1809:3609:5910:1110:2910:5611:2611:5612:2612:5613:2713:5814:2814:4815:0815:2915:5216:1516:3617:0817:3818:0618:2518:4218:5919:1619:3319:5220:2020:4721:2121:4922:1922:4923:19
Gyle Centre (Stop KB) ·07:0907:3608:0908:4109:0809:2509:4310:0610:1810:3611:0311:3312:0312:3313:0313:3414:0514:3514:5515:1515:3616:0016:2316:4417:1617:4618:1318:3218:49·19:23·19:59·······

Route map

All stops on route 36

36 towards Gyle Centre

  1. Ocean Terminal (Stop OF) North Leith
  2. Commercial Street (SE-bound) North Leith
  3. Victoria Quay (o/s) North Leith
  4. Sandport Street (opp) North Leith
  5. The Shore (SW-bound) Leith
  6. Parliament Street (opp) Leith
  7. St Anthony Street (before) Leith
  8. Junction Place (after) Leith
  9. Swanfield (opp) Bonnington
  10. Stanwell Street (before) Bonnington
  11. Anderson Place (opp) Bonnington
  12. Bonnington Toll (after) Pilrig
  13. Redbraes Place (opp) Pilrig
  14. Broughton Primary (at) Broughton
  15. Beaverhall Road (after) Broughton
  16. Logie Green Road (opp) Broughton
  17. Logan Street (after) Canonmills
  18. Eyre Terrace (after) New Town
  19. Perth Street (opp) New Town
  20. Edinburgh Academy (opp) New Town
  21. Hamilton Place (SW-bound) Stockbridge
  22. Carlton Street (after) Stockbridge
  23. Ann Street (at) Stockbridge
  24. Comely Bank Avenue (opp) Stockbridge
  25. Dean Bridge (before) Dean
  26. Drumsheugh Place (Stop QA) Edinburgh West End
  27. Queensferry Street (Stop QC) Edinburgh West End
  28. Lothian Road (Stop XE) Edinburgh West End
  29. Usher Hall (Stop XF) Edinburgh West End
  30. Bread Street (after) Fountainbridge
  31. Home Street (Stop 2) Tollcross
  32. Whitehouse Loan (after) Bruntsfield
  33. Bruntsfield Place (SW-bound) Bruntsfield
  34. Holy Corner (before) Bruntsfield
  35. Churchhill (S-bound) Morningside
  36. Springvalley Gardens (opp) Morningside
  37. Morningside Station (opp) Morningside
  38. Morningside Drive (SW-bound) Morningside
  39. Dalhousie Terrace (after) Morningside
  40. St Fillans Terrace (before) Morningside
  41. St Clair Terrace (after) Morningside
  42. Craiglea Drive (near) Morningside
  43. Greenbank Drive (W-bound) Morningside
  44. The Steils (before) Craiglockhart
  45. Glenlockhart Bank (opp) Craiglockhart
  46. Craiglockhart Drive (after) Craiglockhart
  47. Craiglockhart Church (opp) Craiglockhart
  48. Water of Leith Centre (opp) Slateford
  49. Inglis Green Road (NW-bound) Longstone
  50. Longstone Park (after) Longstone
  51. Longstone Crescent (opp) Longstone
  52. Longstone Gardens (opp) Longstone
  53. Longstone Terrace (opp) Longstone
  54. Parkhead Terrace (at) Broomhouse
  55. Sighthill Post office (at) Broomhouse
  56. Sighthill Gardens (before) Sighthill
  57. Napier University (Sighthill) (opp) Sighthill
  58. Bankhead Loan (before) Sighthill
  59. Bankhead Medway (after) Sighthill
  60. Bankhead Avenue (after) Sighthill
  61. Bankhead Crossway North (W-bound) Sighthill
  62. Thomas Thomson House (o/s) Sighthill
  63. Hermiston Gait Retail Park (at) Edinburgh Park
  64. Edinburgh Park Station (E-bound) Edinburgh Park
  65. Lochside Place (near) Edinburgh Park
  66. Lochside Crescent (N-bound) Edinburgh Park
  67. Gyle Centre (Stop KA) South Gyle
  68. Gyle Centre (Stop KB) South Gyle

36 towards Ocean Terminal

  1. Gyle Centre (Stop KB) South Gyle
  2. Lochside Crescent (S-bound) Edinburgh Park
  3. Lochside Place (opp) Edinburgh Park
  4. Edinburgh Park Station (W-bound) Edinburgh Park
  5. Hermiston Gait Retail Park (opp) Edinburgh Park
  6. Bankhead Broadway (opp) Sighthill
  7. Bankhead Avenue (opp) Sighthill
  8. Bankhead Medway (opp) Sighthill
  9. Bankhead Loan (opp) Sighthill
  10. Napier University (Sighthill) (near) Sighthill
  11. Sighthill Green (before) Sighthill
  12. Broomhouse Road (after) Broomhouse
  13. Sighthill Post Office (opp) Broomhouse
  14. Longstone Terrace (after) Longstone
  15. Longstone Crescent (at) Longstone
  16. Longstone Park (opp) Longstone
  17. Inglis Green Road (SE-bound) Longstone
  18. Water of Leith Centre (before) Slateford
  19. Craiglockhart Church (before) Craiglockhart
  20. Glenlockhart Bank (after) Craiglockhart
  21. The Steils (opp) Craiglockhart
  22. Greenbank Drive (before) Morningside
  23. Craiglea Drive (opp) Morningside
  24. St Clair Terrace (opp) Morningside
  25. St Fillans Terrace (opp) Morningside
  26. Dalhousie Terrace (opp) Morningside
  27. Morningside Drive (E-bound) Morningside
  28. Morningside Station (after) Morningside
  29. Springvalley Gardens (before) Morningside
  30. Morningside Place (before) Morningside
  31. Churchhill (N-bound) Morningside
  32. Holy Corner (after) Bruntsfield
  33. Bruntsfield Place (NE-bound) Bruntsfield
  34. Viewforth (before) Bruntsfield
  35. Whitehouse Loan (opp) Bruntsfield
  36. Home Street (N-bound) Tollcross
  37. Bread Street (opp) Fountainbridge
  38. Usher Hall (Stop XA) Edinburgh West End
  39. Lothian Road (Stop XC) Edinburgh West End
  40. Queensferry Street (Stop QD) Edinburgh West End
  41. Drumsheugh Place (Stop QF) Edinburgh West End
  42. Dean Bridge (after) Dean
  43. Comely Bank Avenue (at) Stockbridge
  44. Ann Street (after) Stockbridge
  45. Carlton Street (opp) Stockbridge
  46. Hamilton Place (NE-bound) Stockbridge
  47. Edinburgh Academy (at) New Town
  48. Perth Street (after) New Town
  49. Airlie Place (before) New Town
  50. Brandon Terrace (NE-bound) Canonmills
  51. Canonmills (at) Canonmills
  52. Logie Green Road (before) Broughton
  53. Beaverhall Road (before) Broughton
  54. Broughton Primary (opp) Broughton
  55. Redbraes Place (before) Pilrig
  56. Bonnington Toll (adj) Pilrig
  57. Anderson Place (after) Bonnington
  58. Swanfield (after) Bonnington
  59. St Anthony Street (opp) Leith
  60. Parliament Street (after) Leith
  61. The Shore (NE-bound) Leith
  62. Sandport Street (after) North Leith
  63. Victoria Quay (opp) North Leith
  64. Commercial Street (NW-bound) North Leith
  65. Ocean Drive (NE-bound) North Leith
  66. Ocean Terminal (Stop OF) North Leith

Service history & registered changes

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

MorningsideLeithSouth GyleEdinburgh West EndSighthillNew TownBroughtonCraiglockhartLongstoneSlatefordPilrigNorth Leith

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 36 bus?

The first 36 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:08 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 36 bus?

The last 36 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:20. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 36 bus cost?

The England fare cap doesn't apply in Scotland — Lothian Buses sets the fares on the 36. Under-22s, over-60s and eligible disabled passengers travel free with a National Entitlement Card.

Who runs the 36 bus?

The 36 is operated by Lothian Buses.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.