{"id":16083,"date":"2026-10-03T18:42:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/bus-route-n31-edinburgh"},"modified":"2026-10-03T18:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:42:42","slug":"bus-route-n31-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n31-edinburgh","title":{"rendered":"Night bus route N31 in Edinburgh: Burnbrae Avenue \u2194 Princes Street (Waverley Steps)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N31 in Edinburgh links \u201cBurnbrae Avenue\u201d and \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d. This is a night route. The two directions are not quite the same: 12 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. The return journey starts at \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d.<\/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-6acb356dd68dd\" 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-6acb356dd68dd\"  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-n31-edinburgh\/#Which_way_bus_N31_runs\" >Which way bus N31 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-n31-edinburgh\/#Connections\" >Connections<\/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-n31-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-n31-edinburgh\/#Questions_about_bus_N31\" >Questions about bus N31<\/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-n31-edinburgh\/#Where_does_bus_N31_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus N31 start its return journey?<\/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-n31-edinburgh\/#Does_bus_N31_stop_at_%E2%80%9CCockpen_Place%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus N31 stop at \u201cCockpen Place\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-n31-edinburgh\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N31_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus N31 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_N31_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus N31 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-n31-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.iedinburgh.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-edinburgh-bus-n31-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Night bus route N31 in Edinburgh on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d: 41 stops. After \u201cBurnbrae Avenue\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cDalhousie Chesters\u201d, \u201cCockpen Place\u201d, \u201cSkeltiemuir Avenue\u201d, \u201cHopefield Place\u201d, \u201cHazel Drive\u201d, \u201cDobbies Road\u201d, \u201cHigh Street\u201d, \u201cPark Road\u201d, \u201cRockville Terrace\u201d, \u201cBroomieknowe Gardens\u201d. Then \u201cElm Row\u201d, \u201cLaird and Dog\u201d, \u201cLasswade Road\u201d, \u201cHaveral Wood\u201d, \u201cGilmerton Station Road\u201d, \u201cWest Edge Farm\u201d, \u201cGilmerton Dykes Road\u201d, \u201cThe Murrays\u201d, \u201cGilmerton Dykes Street\u201d, \u201cGracemount High School\u201d. Then \u201cEllen&#8217;s Glen Road\u201d, \u201cLiberton Hospital\u201d, \u201cMalbet Park\u201d, \u201cYewlands Gardens\u201d, \u201cKirk Park\u201d, \u201cMossgiel Walk\u201d, \u201cGordon Terrace\u201d, \u201cMid Liberton\u201d, \u201cLady Road\u201d, \u201cSuffolk Road\u201d. Before \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\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, \u201cSouth Bridge\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d to \u201cBurnbrae Avenue\u201d (44 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cShandwick Place\u201d, \u201cKirkgate\u201d, \u201cGilmerton Sataion Road\u201d, \u201cWester Melville\u201d, \u201cBonnyrigg Toll\u201d, \u201cWaverley Terrace\u201d, \u201cWolsey Avenue\u201d, \u201cBairds Way\u201d, \u201cBrixwold Bank\u201d, \u201cBurnbrae Road\u201d, \u201cSawmill Terrace\u201d and \u201cBurnbrae Walk\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cDalhousie Chesters\u201d, \u201cCockpen Place\u201d, \u201cSkeltiemuir Avenue\u201d, \u201cHopefield Place\u201d, \u201cHazel Drive\u201d and \u201cDobbies Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cDobbies Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBonnyrigg Toll\u201d (200 m), \u201cHigh Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cBonnyrigg Toll\u201d (150 m), \u201cHaveral Wood\u201d \u2192 \u201cWester Melville\u201d (200 m) and \u201cGilmerton Station Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWest Edge Farm\u201d (250 m). Towards \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d, board nearby: \u201cKirkgate\u201d \u2192 \u201cKirk Park\u201d (100 m), \u201cWester Melville\u201d \u2192 \u201cHaveral Wood\u201d (200 m), \u201cBonnyrigg Toll\u201d \u2192 \u201cHigh Street\u201d (150 m) and \u201cSawmill Terrace\u201d \u2192 \u201cBurnbrae Avenue\u201d (350 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cGordon Terrace\u201d and \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d it shares the road with route N37; between \u201cLady Road\u201d and \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d it shares the road with route N3; between \u201cBernard Terrace\u201d and \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d it shares the road with route N30.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cGilmerton Dykes Street\u201d: bus N11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGracemount High School\u201d: bus N11<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Patrick Square\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, N26, N43 and N44<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d: buses N1, N25, N26 and N44<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShandwick Place\u201d (only towards \u201cBurnbrae Avenue\u201d): buses N1, N11, N16, N25, N26, N43 and N44<\/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-n3-edinburgh\">bus N3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n30-edinburgh\">bus N30<\/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_N31\"><\/span>Questions about bus N31<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_bus_N31_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus N31 start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_N31_stop_at_%E2%80%9CCockpen_Place%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus N31 stop at \u201cCockpen Place\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Only in the direction of \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d: in the other direction it does not stop there.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N31_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus N31 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d (N1, N11, N16, N25, N26, N43 and N44) and \u201cShandwick Place\u201d (only towards \u201cBurnbrae Avenue\u201d; N1, N11, N16, N25, N26, N43 and N44). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Lothian Buses.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N31 in Edinburgh links \u201cBurnbrae Avenue\u201d and \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d. This is a night route. The two directions are not quite the same: 12 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. The return journey starts at \u201cWest Maitland Street\u201d. 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