Bus route N25 in Edinburgh goes from “Leith Street” to “Heriot Watt Campus”. This is a night route.
The route of bus N25

From “Leith Street” to “Heriot Watt Campus”: 28 stops. On the way: “Princes Street (Waverley Steps)”, “Shandwick Place”, “Atholl Crescent”, “Haymarket Station”, “Caledonian Village”, “Dalry Primary School”, “Murieston Crescent”, “Gorgie City Farm”, “Tynecastle”, “Stewart Terrace”. Then “Gorgie Park Road”, “Balgreen Road”, “Saughton Park”, “Chesser Cottages”, “Chesser Avenue”, “Stenhouse Mill Lane”, “HMP Edinburgh”, “Saughton Mains Avenue”, “Parkhead Terrace”, “Sighthill Post office”. Before “Heriot Watt Campus”: “Sighthill Gardens”, “Napier University (Sighthill)”, “Wester Hailes Road”, “Calder View”, “Hermiston Park & Ride”, “The Avenue”.
The return journey is different. Towards “Leith Street”: 26 stops. Only in this direction does it call at “Burtons Biscuits Factory”, “Sighthill Green”, “Broomhouse Road” and “Saughton Mains”. Only in the direction of “Heriot Watt Campus” does it call at “Atholl Crescent”, “Chesser Cottages”, “Parkhead Terrace”, “Sighthill Gardens”, “Wester Hailes Road” and “Calder View”. For the way back, board nearby: “Atholl Crescent” → “Shandwick Place” (250 m), “Chesser Cottages” → “Saughton Park” (150 m), “Parkhead Terrace” → “Saughton Mains” (200 m) and “Sighthill Gardens” → “Sighthill Green” (150 m). Towards “Heriot Watt Campus”, board nearby: “Burtons Biscuits Factory” → “Calder View” (150 m), “Sighthill Green” → “Napier University (Sighthill)” (150 m), “Broomhouse Road” → “Sighthill Post office” (200 m) and “Saughton Mains” → “Parkhead Terrace” (200 m).
Left column runs down, right column runs up. Filled stops are served both ways, dashed ones only one way: 6 towards “Heriot Watt Campus” and 4 the other way. Tap a stop to see its name.
Connections
Shared sections with other routes: between “Chesser Avenue” and “Heriot Watt Campus” it shares the road with route N35; between “Leith Street” and “Murieston Crescent” it shares the road with route N44; between “Saughton Park” and “Saughton Mains Avenue” it shares the road with route N30.
Connections by stop, in route order:
- “Leith Street”: buses N1, N11, N14, N16 and N43
- “Princes Street (Waverley Steps)”: buses N1, N3, N11, N16, N31, N37 and N43
- “Shandwick Place”: buses N1, N3, N11, N16, N31, N37 and N43
- “Atholl Crescent” (only towards “Heriot Watt Campus”): buses N1, N3 and N31
- “Haymarket Station”: buses N1, N3 and N31
- Stops from “Caledonian Village” to “Saughton Park”: bus N1
Pages for these routes: bus N1, bus N11, bus N14, bus N16, bus N3, bus N30, bus N31, bus N35, bus N37, bus N44.
Passes and concessions
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Questions and answers
Does bus N25 go to “Shandwick Place”?
Yes, in both directions.
Where can I change from bus N25 to another bus route?
Most routes stop at “Princes Street (Waverley Steps)” and “Shandwick Place” (N1, N3, N11, N16, N31, N37 and N43). All other stops with connections are listed above.
Checked on 25 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Lothian Buses.