{"id":16011,"date":"2026-10-06T18:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/bus-route-n26-edinburgh"},"modified":"2026-10-06T18:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:08:08","slug":"bus-route-n26-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n26-edinburgh","title":{"rendered":"Night bus route N26 in Edinburgh: Road End \u2194 West Maitland Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N26 in Edinburgh runs between \u201cRoad End\u201d and \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d. This is a night route.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-edinburgh#routes\">All routes in Edinburgh \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acb2be0930f9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acb2be0930f9\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n26-edinburgh\/#The_route_of_bus_N26\" >The route of bus N26<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n26-edinburgh\/#Other_routes_along_the_way\" >Other routes along the way<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n26-edinburgh\/#Passes_and_concessions\" >Passes and concessions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n26-edinburgh\/#Questions_about_bus_N26\" >Questions about bus N26<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n26-edinburgh\/#Does_bus_N26_go_to_%E2%80%9CPark_Road%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus N26 go to \u201cPark Road\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n26-edinburgh\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N26_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus N26 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_N26\"><\/span>The route of bus N26<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.iedinburgh.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-edinburgh-bus-n26-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.iedinburgh.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-edinburgh-bus-n26-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Night bus route N26 in Edinburgh on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d: 71 stops. After \u201cRoad End\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cLinks View\u201d, \u201cCastle Terrace\u201d, \u201cFishers Road\u201d, \u201cPark Road\u201d, \u201cCope Lane\u201d, \u201cInglis Avenue\u201d, \u201cSchool Lane\u201d, \u201cEast Lorimer Place\u201d, \u201cWhin Park\u201d, \u201cPreston Links (West)\u201d. Then \u201cRobertson Avenue\u201d, \u201cHarlaw Hill\u201d, \u201cAyres Wynd\u201d, \u201cPennypit Centre\u201d, \u201cOx Walk\u201d, \u201cInchview\u201d, \u201cBowling Club\u201d, \u201cSam Burns&#8217; Yard\u201d, \u201cMorrison&#8217;s Haven\u201d, \u201cPrestongrange Heritage Park\u201d. Then \u201cWestpans\u201d, \u201cRavensheugh Crescent\u201d, \u201cHope Place\u201d, \u201cBattlefield Drive\u201d, \u201cPinkie Mains\u201d, \u201cAshgrove South\u201d, \u201cEdenhall Road\u201d, \u201cPark Lane\u201d, \u201cKing Street\u201d, \u201cNewbigging\u201d. Then \u201cHigh Street (Stop C)\u201d, \u201cBridge Street\u201d, \u201cBrunton Theatre Journey Hub\u201d, \u201cNorth High Street\u201d, \u201cFisherrow\u201d, \u201cMaitland Park Road\u201d, \u201cEdinburgh Road\u201d, \u201cEastfield Junction\u201d, \u201cCoillesdene Avenue\u201d, \u201cJoppa Pans\u201d. Then \u201cSeaview Terrace\u201d, \u201cCoillesdene Drive\u201d, \u201cMorton Street\u201d, \u201cBrunstane Road North\u201d, \u201cPitville Street\u201d, \u201cBellfield Lane\u201d, \u201cWindsor Place\u201d, \u201cPortobello Town Hall\u201d, \u201cKing&#8217;s Road\u201d, \u201cGoff Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cTelferton\u201d, \u201cParker Road\u201d, \u201cMoira Terrace\u201d, \u201cPiershill Cemetery\u201d, \u201cPiershill Square East\u201d, \u201cPiershill Square West\u201d, \u201cMeadowbank House\u201d, \u201cMeadowbank Stadium\u201d, \u201cWishaw Terrace\u201d, \u201cMarionville Road\u201d. Before \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d: \u201cAbbeyhill\u201d, \u201cBrunton Place\u201d, \u201cWellington Street\u201d, \u201cBrunswick Street\u201d, \u201cLeopold Place\u201d, \u201cLeith Street\u201d, \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d, \u201cShandwick Place\u201d, \u201cAtholl Crescent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d to \u201cRoad End\u201d: 65 stops. After \u201cBridge Street\u201d, the bus runs a loop via \u201cPortobello Town Hall\u201d, \u201cWindsor Place\u201d, \u201cBellfield Lane\u201d, \u201cPitville Street\u201d and \u201cBrunstane Road North\u201d and returns to \u201cBridge Street\u201d. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cPiersfield Terrace\u201d and \u201cFisherow\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cSam Burns&#8217; Yard\u201d, \u201cPinkie Mains\u201d, \u201cNorth High Street\u201d, \u201cFisherrow\u201d, \u201cEastfield Junction\u201d and \u201cTelferton\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cSam Burns&#8217; Yard\u201d \u2192 \u201cBowling Club\u201d (200 m), \u201cPinkie Mains\u201d \u2192 \u201cBattlefield Drive\u201d (200 m), \u201cNorth High Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cFisherow\u201d (100 m) and \u201cFisherrow\u201d \u2192 \u201cFisherow\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d, board nearby: \u201cPiersfield Terrace\u201d \u2192 \u201cPiershill Square East\u201d (200 m) and \u201cFisherow\u201d \u2192 \u201cFisherrow\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_routes_along_the_way\"><\/span>Other routes along the way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cBrunton Place\u201d and \u201cLeith Street\u201d it shares the road with route N35; between \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d and \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d it shares the road with route N3; between \u201cLeith Street\u201d and \u201cAtholl Crescent\u201d it shares the road with routes N25 and N44.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBrunswick Street\u201d: buses N11, N14 and N16<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeopold Place\u201d: buses N1, N11, N14, N16 and N43<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeith Street\u201d: buses N1, N11, N14, N16, N31, N37 and N43<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d: buses N1, N11, N16, N31, N37 and N43<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShandwick Place\u201d: buses N1, N11, N16, N31, N37 and N43<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAtholl Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d): buses N1 and N31<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d: buses N1 and N31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n1-edinburgh\">bus N1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n11-edinburgh\">bus N11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n14-edinburgh\">bus N14<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n16-edinburgh\">bus N16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n25-edinburgh\">bus N25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n3-edinburgh\">bus N3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n31-edinburgh\">bus N31<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n35-edinburgh\">bus N35<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n37-edinburgh\">bus N37<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n44-edinburgh\">bus N44<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passes_and_concessions\"><\/span>Passes and concessions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Our page \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-edinburgh\">How to pay for public transport in Edinburgh<\/a>\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_about_bus_N26\"><\/span>Questions about bus N26<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_N26_go_to_%E2%80%9CPark_Road%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus N26 go to \u201cPark Road\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in both directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N26_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus N26 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cLeith Street\u201d (N1, N11, N14, N16, N31, N37 and N43) and \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d (N1, N11, N16, N31, N37 and N43). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 6 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Lothian Buses.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N26 in Edinburgh runs between \u201cRoad End\u201d and \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d. This is a night route. All routes in Edinburgh \u2192 The route of bus N26 Towards \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d: 71 stops. After \u201cRoad End\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cLinks View\u201d, \u201cCastle Terrace\u201d, \u201cFishers Road\u201d, \u201cPark Road\u201d, \u201cCope Lane\u201d, \u201cInglis Avenue\u201d, \u201cSchool Lane\u201d, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":656,"featured_media":16012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6674],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-16011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/656"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16011"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17346,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16011\/revisions\/17346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16011"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=16011"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=16011"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=16011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}