Bus route N16 in Edinburgh links “Silverknowes Terminus” and “Torphin Terminus”. This is a night route. In one direction or the other it serves 26 stops that it skips on the way back. The return journey starts at “Morningside Station”.
The route of bus N16
From “Silverknowes Terminus” to “Torphin Terminus”: 75 stops. On the way: “Muirhouse Gardens”, “Muirhouse View”, “Salvesen Crescent”, “Salveson Gardens”, “Pennywell Cottages”, “Waterfront Gait”, “Edinburgh College”, “Granton Mains East”, “Caroline Park Grove”, “Royston Mains Street”. Then “Royston Mains Road”, “Granton Park Avenue”, “Granton Square”, “Corinthian Quay”, “Granton Breakwater”, “Wardie Steps”, “St Columbas Hospice”, “Victoria Square”, “Starbank Road”, “Pier Place”. Then “Fishmarket Square”, “Annfield”, “North Leith Sands”, “Commercial Street”, “Victoria Quay”, “Sandport Street”, “The Shore”, “Parliament Street”, “St Anthony Street”, “Kirkgate Centre”. Then “Foot of the Walk”, “Balfour Street”, “Pilrig Street”, “Shrubhill”, “Elm Row”, “Leith Street”, “Princes Street (Waverley Steps)”, “Lothian Road”, “Usher Hall”, “Bread Street”. Then “Home Street”, “Whitehouse Loan”, “Bruntsfield Place”, “Holy Corner”, “Churchhill”, “Springvalley Gardens”, “Morningside Station”, “Comiston Gardens”, “South Morningside Primary School”, “Braid Burn”. Then “Greenbank Loan”, “Greenbank Park”, “Greenbank Row”, “Braidburn Valley”, “Oxgangs Crescent”, “Oxgangs Green”, “Oxgangs Place”, “Oxgangs Avenue”, “Oxgangs Library”, “Cockit Hat”. Then “Dreghorn Avenue”, “Dreghorn Drive”, “Dreghorn Park”, “Redford House”, “Redford Road”, “Thorburn Road”, “Westgarth Avenue”, “St Cuthbert’s Church”, “Barnshot Road”, “West Mill Road”. Before “Torphin Terminus”: “Fernielaw Avenue”, “Woodfield Avenue”, “Torphin Bank”.
On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Morningside Station” to “Silverknowes Terminus” (51 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Morningside Place”, “Viewforth”, “Granton Medway” and “Silverknowes Place”. Only in the direction of “Torphin Terminus” does it call at, among others, “Corinthian Quay”, “Comiston Gardens”, “South Morningside Primary School”, “Braid Burn”, “Greenbank Loan” and “Greenbank Park”. For the way back, board nearby: “Corinthian Quay” → “Granton Square” (150 m). Towards “Torphin Terminus”, board nearby: “Morningside Place” → “Churchhill” (150 m), “Viewforth” → “Bruntsfield Place” (100 m), “Granton Medway” → “Granton Square” (50 m) and “Silverknowes Place” → “Silverknowes Terminus” (50 m).
In practice: you can get to “Greenbank Park” on this bus only in the direction of “Torphin Terminus”, to “Oxgangs Place” only in the direction of “Torphin Terminus” and to “Oxgangs Library” only in the direction of “Torphin Terminus”.
Left column runs down, right column runs up. Filled stops are served both ways, dashed ones only one way: 28 towards “Torphin Terminus” and 4 the other way. Tap a stop to see its name.
Other routes along the way
Shared sections with other routes: between “Elm Row” and “South Morningside Primary School” it shares the road with route N11; between “Kirkgate Centre” and “Leith Street” it shares the road with route N14; between “Commercial Street” and “Kirkgate Centre” it shares the road with route N35.
Connections by stop, in route order:
- Stops from “Silverknowes Terminus” to “Pennywell Cottages”: bus N37
- Stops from “St Anthony Street” to “Shrubhill”: bus N25
- “Elm Row”: buses N25 and N26
- “Leith Street”: buses N25, N26, N43 and N44
- “Princes Street (Waverley Steps)”: buses N3, N25, N26, N30, N31, N37, N43 and N44
- “Lothian Road”: buses N3, N25, N26, N30, N31, N37, N43 and N44
- “Usher Hall”: buses N26, N30 and N31
- “Bread Street”: bus N30
- “Silverknowes Place” (only towards “Silverknowes Terminus”): bus N37
Pages for these routes: bus N11, bus N14, bus N25, bus N26, bus N3, bus N30, bus N31, bus N35, bus N37, bus N44.
Passes and concessions
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Questions about bus N16
Where does bus N16 start its return journey?
At “Morningside Station”.
Does bus N16 stop at “Greenbank Park”?
Only in the direction of “Torphin Terminus”: in the other direction it does not stop there.
Where can I change from bus N16 to another bus route?
Most routes stop at “Princes Street (Waverley Steps)” and “Lothian Road” (N3, N25, N26, N30, N31, N37, N43 and N44). All other stops with connections are listed above.
Checked on 26 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Lothian Buses.