{"id":16035,"date":"2026-09-28T20:40:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/bus-route-n3-edinburgh"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:40:40","slug":"bus-route-n3-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n3-edinburgh","title":{"rendered":"Night bus route N3 in Edinburgh: Terminus \u2194 West Maitland Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N3 in Edinburgh links \u201cTerminus\u201d and \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d. This is a night route. In one direction or the other it serves 4 stops that it skips on the way back.<\/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-6acb356e48801\" 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-6acb356e48801\"  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-n3-edinburgh\/#Which_way_bus_N3_runs\" >Which way bus N3 runs<\/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-n3-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-n3-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-n3-edinburgh\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/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-n3-edinburgh\/#Does_bus_N3_stop_at_%E2%80%9CFinlay_Place%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus N3 stop at \u201cFinlay Place\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-n3-edinburgh\/#Does_bus_N3_go_to_%E2%80%9CPolice_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus N3 go to \u201cPolice Station\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n3-edinburgh\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N3_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus N3 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_N3_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus N3 runs<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-n3-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.iedinburgh.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-edinburgh-bus-n3-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Night bus route N3 in Edinburgh on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cTerminus\u201d to \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d: 76 stops. On the way: \u201cPowdermill Brae\u201d, \u201cGorebridge Inn\u201d, \u201cPolice Station\u201d, \u201cLeisure Centre\u201d, \u201cArniston Engine\u201d, \u201cNew Hunterfield\u201d, \u201cBarleyknowe Crescent\u201d, \u201cHogarth Avenue\u201d, \u201cSt Andrews Primary School\u201d, \u201cGowkshill Farm\u201d. Then \u201cThe Crescent\u201d, \u201cMcGahey Court\u201d, \u201cMining Museum\u201d, \u201cFourth Street\u201d, \u201cDean Park Place\u201d, \u201cStation Road\u201d, \u201cPark Road\u201d, \u201cBryans Avenue\u201d, \u201cHamilton Crescent\u201d, \u201cSuttieslea Place\u201d. Then \u201cBlackcot Avenue\u201d, \u201cBlackcot Road\u201d, \u201cNewbattle Centre\u201d, \u201cStone Place\u201d, \u201cRoundabout\u201d, \u201cElm Place\u201d, \u201cMayfield Place\u201d, \u201cHawthorn Centre\u201d, \u201cHawthorn Crescent\u201d, \u201cLittle Acre\u201d. Then \u201cEasthouses Way\u201d, \u201cEasthouses Road\u201d, \u201cHepburn Drive\u201d, \u201cPrimrose Terrace\u201d, \u201cBruce Gardens\u201d, \u201cJames Lean Avenue\u201d, \u201cSouth Street\u201d, \u201cJarnac Court\u201d, \u201cKings Park\u201d, \u201cGlenesk Crescent\u201d. Then \u201cEskbank Toll\u201d, \u201cWestfield Park\u201d, \u201cMuirpark\u201d, \u201cDobbies Garden World\u201d, \u201cGilmerton Junction\u201d, \u201cGilmerton Station Road\u201d, \u201cDrum Cottages\u201d, \u201cDrum Street\u201d, \u201cGilmerton Crossroads\u201d, \u201cGilmerton Primary School\u201d. Then \u201cGuardwell Glen\u201d, \u201cMoredun Park Road\u201d, \u201cMoredunvale Road\u201d, \u201cLiberton High School\u201d, \u201cClaverhouse Drive\u201d, \u201cGlenvarloch Crescent\u201d, \u201cIvanhoe Crescent\u201d, \u201cGlenallan Drive\u201d, \u201cOrrok Park\u201d, \u201cNether Liberton Lane\u201d. Then \u201cLady Road\u201d, \u201cSuffolk Road\u201d, \u201cEast Savile Road\u201d, \u201cMayfield Gardens\u201d, \u201cMinto Street\u201d, \u201cSalisbury Place\u201d, \u201cNewington Road\u201d, \u201cBernard Terrace\u201d, \u201cSt Patrick Square\u201d, \u201cSurgeons&#8217; Hall\u201d. Before \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d: \u201cSouth Bridge\u201d, \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d, \u201cShandwick Place\u201d, \u201cAtholl Crescent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The return journey is different. Towards \u201cTerminus\u201d: 80 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cSt Partick Square\u201d, \u201cBonnyrigg Road\u201d, \u201cCroft Street\u201d, \u201cBuccleuch Street\u201d, \u201cBuckie Road\u201d and \u201cOak Crescent\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cNew Hunterfield\u201d, \u201cHogarth Avenue\u201d, \u201cHamilton Crescent\u201d, \u201cNewbattle Centre\u201d, \u201cRoundabout\u201d and \u201cSouth Street\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cNew Hunterfield\u201d \u2192 \u201cGreenhall Crescent\u201d (50 m), \u201cHogarth Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cBarleyknowe Crescent\u201d (100 m), \u201cHamilton Crescent\u201d \u2192 \u201cBryans Avenue\u201d (250 m) and \u201cNewbattle Centre\u201d \u2192 \u201cBlackcot Road\u201d (250 m). Towards \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d, board nearby: \u201cSt Partick Square\u201d \u2192 \u201cSt Patrick Square\u201d (50 m), \u201cBonnyrigg Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWestfield Park\u201d (200 m), \u201cCroft Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cKings Park\u201d (150 m) and \u201cBuccleuch Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cSouth Street\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<p>In practice: you can get to \u201cFinlay Place\u201d on this bus only in the direction of \u201cTerminus\u201d.<\/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>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cLady Road\u201d and \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d it shares the road with routes N31 and N37; between \u201cBernard Terrace\u201d and \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d it shares the road with route N30; between \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d and \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d it shares the road with route N26.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSt Patrick Square\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d): bus N14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSurgeons&#8217; Hall\u201d: bus N14<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouth Bridge\u201d: buses N14 and N35<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d: buses N1, N11, N16, N25, N43 and N44<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShandwick Place\u201d: buses N1, N11, N16, N25, N43 and N44<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAtholl Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d): buses N1, N25 and N44<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d: buses N1, N25 and N44<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Partick Square\u201d (only towards \u201cTerminus\u201d): bus N14<\/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-n26-edinburgh\">bus N26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n30-edinburgh\">bus N30<\/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>Which passes are available and who travels free is explained on a separate page: <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-edinburgh\">how to pay for public transport in Edinburgh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_N3_stop_at_%E2%80%9CFinlay_Place%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus N3 stop at \u201cFinlay Place\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Only in the direction of \u201cTerminus\u201d: in the other direction it does not stop there.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_N3_go_to_%E2%80%9CPolice_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus N3 go to \u201cPolice Station\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_N3_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus N3 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d and \u201cShandwick Place\u201d (N1, N11, N16, N25, N43 and N44). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 28 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Lothian Buses.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N3 in Edinburgh links \u201cTerminus\u201d and \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d. This is a night route. In one direction or the other it serves 4 stops that it skips on the way back. All routes in Edinburgh \u2192 Which way bus N3 runs From \u201cTerminus\u201d to \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d: 76 stops. 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