ZOO OPENING TIMES
We are open every day of the year, including Christmas Day, from 9am until:
| 6.00pm | April - Sept. |
| 5.00pm | Oct. & March |
| 4.30pm | Nov. - Feb. |
How you can help
The natural world needs our help...and we need yours! Please consider making a donation to support our conservation, education and research work, both within our parks and across the world.
How to Get Here
By Public Transport
By Bus
Edinburgh Zoo, located on Corstorphine Road, is highly accessible by public transport with high frequency bus services from Edinburgh city centre.
Almost every local bus passing the Zoo is low-floor, providing easy access for all users. Day tickets allow unlimited travel on Lothian Buses' network and cost £3.00 for adults and £2.40 for children aged 5-15 (children under 5 travel for free). With bus stops located directly outside the Zoo, it makes it easily accessible by the following buses:
From Edinburgh City Centre:
All the following Lothian Buses go from Edinburgh city centre:
12 - The Jewel - Princes Street - The Gyle
26 - Tranent - Princes Street - Clerwood
31 - Polton - Princes Street - East Craigs
100 - Airlink
48/X48 Ingliston Park & Ride
All services, apart from the 100 - Airlink, can be found to depart from stops on Princes Street. The 100 - Airlink will depart from Waverley Bridge and will next stop in Shandwick Place.
Lothian Buses Park & Ride
Conserving the environment is of extreme importance to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. Why not do your bit for the environment as well as save yourself time and money by leaving your car at one of the Park & Ride Services offered by Lothian Buses?
Please note that the Ingliston Park & Ride X48 service stops directly outside the Zoo!
Citylink
The following Citylink services also stop at Edinburgh Zoo:
900 - Glasgow - Edinburgh
909 - Stirling - Edinburgh
904 - East Kilbride - Edinburgh
By Train
There are two trains stations in the centre of Edinburgh; Edinburgh Waverley Station and Edinburgh Haymarket Station. Train timetables and ticket information are available from the First ScotRail website.
From Waverley and Haymarket stations, take the buses listed above (From Edinburgh City Centre) to Edinburgh Zoo.
By Car
Please see the Finding Us page for a clickable map.
Please note there is a £3.50 car park admission cost.
By Bicycle
The Zoo is very close to Carrick Knowe cycleroute (access from Downie Grove), which in turn connects by minor roads and other cycleroutes to most of the city. To work out your best route, see the Spokes Edinburgh Cycle Map (available at most book and bike shops, or online at http://www.spokes.org.uk/wordpress/spokes-maps/). An online cycleroute planner is also available at http://edinburgh.cyclestreets.net/.
Cycle parking (Sheffield racks) is available on the pavement immediately outside the zoo. There is currently no visitor bike parking on the site, but this is something we are looking into.