{"id":16155,"date":"2026-10-04T09:46:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T08:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/bus-route-n44-edinburgh"},"modified":"2026-10-04T09:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T08:46:46","slug":"bus-route-n44-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iedinburgh.info\/en\/bus-route-n44-edinburgh","title":{"rendered":"Night bus route N44 in Edinburgh: Leith Street \u2194 Cockburn Crescent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N44 in Edinburgh runs between \u201cLeith Street\u201d and \u201cCockburn Crescent\u201d. This is a night route. The two directions are not quite the same: 5 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.<\/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-6acb356db16b7\" 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-6acb356db16b7\"  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-n44-edinburgh\/#The_route_of_bus_N44\" >The route of bus N44<\/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-n44-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-n44-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-n44-edinburgh\/#Questions_about_bus_N44\" >Questions about bus N44<\/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-n44-edinburgh\/#Does_bus_N44_go_to_%E2%80%9CShandwick_Place%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus N44 go to \u201cShandwick 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-n44-edinburgh\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N44_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus N44 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_N44\"><\/span>The route of bus N44<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-n44-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.iedinburgh.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-edinburgh-bus-n44-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Night bus route N44 in Edinburgh on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cCockburn Crescent\u201d: 51 stops. After \u201cLeith Street\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d, \u201cShandwick Place\u201d, \u201cAtholl Crescent\u201d, \u201cHaymarket Station\u201d, \u201cCaledonian Village\u201d, \u201cDalry Primary School\u201d, \u201cMurieston Crescent\u201d, \u201cSpringwell House\u201d, \u201cSt Michaels Church\u201d, \u201cShandon Place\u201d. Then \u201cHermand Street\u201d, \u201cHutchison Crossway\u201d, \u201cHutchison Place\u201d, \u201cSlateford Station\u201d, \u201cAllan Park Road\u201d, \u201cWater of Leith Centre\u201d, \u201cSlateford House\u201d, \u201cRedhall View\u201d, \u201cDovecot Grove\u201d, \u201cKingsknowe Park\u201d. Then \u201cDovecot Park\u201d, \u201cKingsknowe Road South\u201d, \u201cHailes Grove\u201d, \u201cSpylaw Bank Road\u201d, \u201cSpylaw Park\u201d, \u201cMuirend Avenue\u201d, \u201cFoulis Crescent\u201d, \u201cJuniper Green Kirk\u201d, \u201cWoodhall Drive\u201d, \u201cBaberton Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cJuniper Avenue\u201d, \u201cMuir Wood Road\u201d, \u201cNether Currie\u201d, \u201cBryce Road\u201d, \u201cEaster Currie\u201d, \u201cCurrie Library\u201d, \u201cPentland View Court\u201d, \u201cDolphin Avenue\u201d, \u201cKinauld House\u201d, \u201cStewart Road\u201d. Before \u201cCockburn Crescent\u201d: \u201cNewmills Road\u201d, \u201cLanark Road West\u201d, \u201cBalerno High School\u201d, \u201cLovedale Road\u201d, \u201cClayhills Grove\u201d, \u201cCrosswood Crescent\u201d, \u201cHighlea Circle\u201d, \u201cWhitlea Road\u201d, \u201cGreenfield Crescent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cCockburn Crescent\u201d to \u201cLeith Street\u201d: 46 stops. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cMarchbank Drive\u201d, \u201cBalerno Main Street\u201d, \u201cBavelaw Gardens\u201d, \u201cEaster Currie Court\u201d, \u201cJuniperlee\u201d and \u201cMoat Drive\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cCockburn Crescent\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cAtholl Crescent\u201d, \u201cHermand Street\u201d, \u201cSlateford House\u201d, \u201cWoodhall Drive\u201d, \u201cEaster Currie\u201d and \u201cLovedale Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cAtholl Crescent\u201d \u2192 \u201cShandwick Place\u201d (250 m), \u201cHermand Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cMoat Drive\u201d (200 m), \u201cSlateford House\u201d \u2192 \u201cWater of Leith Centre\u201d (200 m) and \u201cWoodhall Drive\u201d \u2192 \u201cBaberton Avenue\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cCockburn Crescent\u201d, board nearby: \u201cBalerno Main Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cLovedale Road\u201d (250 m), \u201cBavelaw Gardens\u201d \u2192 \u201cBalerno High School\u201d (300 m), \u201cEaster Currie Court\u201d \u2192 \u201cEaster Currie\u201d (50 m) and \u201cJuniperlee\u201d \u2192 \u201cJuniper Avenue\u201d (150 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 \u201cLeith Street\u201d and \u201cMurieston Crescent\u201d it shares the road with route N25; between \u201cSt Michaels Church\u201d and \u201cSlateford Station\u201d it shares the road with route N35; between \u201cLeith Street\u201d and \u201cAtholl Crescent\u201d it shares the road with route N26.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cLeith Street\u201d: buses N1, N3, N11, N14, N16, N30, N31, N37 and N43<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d: buses N1, N3, N11, N16, N30, N31, N37 and N43<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShandwick Place\u201d: buses N1, N3, N11, N16, N30, N31, N37 and N43<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAtholl Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cCockburn Crescent\u201d): buses N1, N3 and N31<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHaymarket Station\u201d: buses N1, N3, N30 and N31<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCaledonian Village\u201d: buses N1 and N30<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDalry Primary School\u201d: buses N1 and N30<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMurieston Crescent\u201d to \u201cShandon Place\u201d: bus N1<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSpylaw Bank Road\u201d to \u201cMuirend Avenue\u201d: bus N30<\/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-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>.<\/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>Tickets, passes and concessions are covered 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_about_bus_N44\"><\/span>Questions about bus N44<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_N44_go_to_%E2%80%9CShandwick_Place%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus N44 go to \u201cShandwick Place\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_N44_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus N44 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cLeith Street\u201d (N1, N3, N11, N14, N16, N30, N31, N37 and N43) and \u201cPrinces Street (Waverley Steps)\u201d (N1, N3, N11, N16, N30, N31, N37 and N43). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 4 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Lothian Buses.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N44 in Edinburgh runs between \u201cLeith Street\u201d and \u201cCockburn Crescent\u201d. This is a night route. The two directions are not quite the same: 5 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel. All routes in Edinburgh \u2192 The route of bus N44 Towards \u201cCockburn Crescent\u201d: 51 stops. 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