Bus route N26 in Edinburgh runs between “Road End” and “West Maitland Street”. This is a night route.
The route of bus N26
Towards “West Maitland Street”: 71 stops. After “Road End”, the bus calls at “Links View”, “Castle Terrace”, “Fishers Road”, “Park Road”, “Cope Lane”, “Inglis Avenue”, “School Lane”, “East Lorimer Place”, “Whin Park”, “Preston Links (West)”. Then “Robertson Avenue”, “Harlaw Hill”, “Ayres Wynd”, “Pennypit Centre”, “Ox Walk”, “Inchview”, “Bowling Club”, “Sam Burns’ Yard”, “Morrison’s Haven”, “Prestongrange Heritage Park”. Then “Westpans”, “Ravensheugh Crescent”, “Hope Place”, “Battlefield Drive”, “Pinkie Mains”, “Ashgrove South”, “Edenhall Road”, “Park Lane”, “King Street”, “Newbigging”. Then “High Street (Stop C)”, “Bridge Street”, “Brunton Theatre Journey Hub”, “North High Street”, “Fisherrow”, “Maitland Park Road”, “Edinburgh Road”, “Eastfield Junction”, “Coillesdene Avenue”, “Joppa Pans”. Then “Seaview Terrace”, “Coillesdene Drive”, “Morton Street”, “Brunstane Road North”, “Pitville Street”, “Bellfield Lane”, “Windsor Place”, “Portobello Town Hall”, “King’s Road”, “Goff Avenue”. Then “Telferton”, “Parker Road”, “Moira Terrace”, “Piershill Cemetery”, “Piershill Square East”, “Piershill Square West”, “Meadowbank House”, “Meadowbank Stadium”, “Wishaw Terrace”, “Marionville Road”. Before “West Maitland Street”: “Abbeyhill”, “Brunton Place”, “Wellington Street”, “Brunswick Street”, “Leopold Place”, “Leith Street”, “Princes Street (Waverley Steps)”, “Shandwick Place”, “Atholl Crescent”.
On the way back, from “West Maitland Street” to “Road End”: 65 stops. After “Bridge Street”, the bus runs a loop via “Portobello Town Hall”, “Windsor Place”, “Bellfield Lane”, “Pitville Street” and “Brunstane Road North” and returns to “Bridge Street”. Only in this direction does it call at “Piersfield Terrace” and “Fisherow”. Only in the direction of “West Maitland Street” does it call at, among others, “Sam Burns’ Yard”, “Pinkie Mains”, “North High Street”, “Fisherrow”, “Eastfield Junction” and “Telferton”. For the way back, board nearby: “Sam Burns’ Yard” → “Bowling Club” (200 m), “Pinkie Mains” → “Battlefield Drive” (200 m), “North High Street” → “Fisherow” (100 m) and “Fisherrow” → “Fisherow” (100 m). Towards “West Maitland Street”, board nearby: “Piersfield Terrace” → “Piershill Square East” (200 m) and “Fisherow” → “Fisherrow” (100 m).
Left column runs down, right column runs up. Filled stops are served both ways, dashed ones only one way: 10 towards “West Maitland Street” and 4 the other way. Tap a stop to see its name.
Other routes along the way
On part of the route, between “Brunton Place” and “Leith Street” it shares the road with route N35; between “Princes Street (Waverley Steps)” and “West Maitland Street” it shares the road with route N3; between “Leith Street” and “Atholl Crescent” it shares the road with routes N25 and N44.
Connections by stop, in route order:
- “Brunswick Street”: buses N11, N14 and N16
- “Leopold Place”: buses N1, N11, N14, N16 and N43
- “Leith Street”: buses N1, N11, N14, N16, N31, N37 and N43
- “Princes Street (Waverley Steps)”: buses N1, N11, N16, N31, N37 and N43
- “Shandwick Place”: buses N1, N11, N16, N31, N37 and N43
- “Atholl Crescent” (only towards “West Maitland Street”): buses N1 and N31
- “West Maitland Street”: buses N1 and N31
Pages for these routes: bus N1, bus N11, bus N14, bus N16, bus N25, bus N3, bus N31, bus N35, bus N37, bus N44.
Passes and concessions
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Questions about bus N26
Does bus N26 go to “Park Road”?
Yes, in both directions.
Where can I change from bus N26 to another bus route?
Most routes stop at “Leith Street” (N1, N11, N14, N16, N31, N37 and N43) and “Princes Street (Waverley Steps)” (N1, N11, N16, N31, N37 and N43). All other stops with connections are listed above.
Checked on 6 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Lothian Buses.