Bus route 3 in Edinburgh: Cook Crescent ↔ Clovenstone Drive

Bus route 3 in Edinburgh goes from “Cook Crescent” to “Clovenstone Drive”. In one direction or the other it serves 2 stops that it skips on the way back.

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The route of bus 3

From “Cook Crescent” to “Clovenstone Drive”: 82 stops. On the way: “Hill Place”, “The Kilns”, “Hughes Crescent”, “Finlay Place”, “Oak Crescent”, “Roundabout”, “Elm Place”, “Mayfield Place”, “Hawthorn Centre”, “Hawthorn Crescent”. Then “Little Acre”, “Easthouses Way”, “Easthouses Road”, “Hepburn Drive”, “Primrose Terrace”, “Bruce Gardens”, “James Lean Avenue”, “South Street”, “Jarnac Court”, “Kings Park”. Then “Glenesk Crescent”, “Eskbank Toll”, “Eskbank Court”, “Melville Castle”, “Dobbies Garden World”, “Gilmerton Junction”, “Gilmerton Station Road”, “Drum Cottages”, “Drum Street”, “Gilmerton Crossroads”. Then “Gilmerton Primary School”, “Guardwell Glen”, “Moredun Park Road”, “Moredunvale Road”, “Liberton High School”, “Claverhouse Drive”, “Glenvarloch Crescent”, “Ivanhoe Crescent”, “Glenallan Drive”, “Orrok Park”. Then “Nether Liberton Lane”, “Lady Road”, “Suffolk Road”, “East Savile Road”, “Mayfield Gardens”, “Minto Street”, “Salisbury Place”, “Newington Road”, “Bernard Terrace”, “St Patrick Square”. Then “Surgeons’ Hall”, “South Bridge”, “Princes Street (Scott Mon.)”, “Shandwick Place”, “Atholl Crescent”, “Haymarket Station”, “Caledonian Village”, “Dalry Primary School”, “Murieston Crescent”, “Gorgie City Farm”. Then “Tynecastle”, “Stewart Terrace”, “Gorgie Park Road”, “Balgreen Road”, “Saughton Park”, “Chesser Cottages”, “Chesser Avenue”, “Stenhouse Mill Lane”, “HMP Edinburgh”, “Saughton Mains Avenue”. Before “Clovenstone Drive”: “Parkhead Terrace”, “Sighthill Post office”, “Sighthill Gardens”, “Napier University (Sighthill)”, “Calder Drive”, “Westside Plaza”, “Murrayburn Park”, “Hailesland Place”, “Wester Hailes Park”, “Clovenstone Road”.

The return journey is different. Towards “Cook Crescent”: 83 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, “Clovenstone Park”, “Clovenstone Gardens”, “Sighthill Green”, “Broomhouse Road”, “Saughton Mains” and “St Partick Square”. Only in the direction of “Clovenstone Drive” does it call at, among others, “Hill Place”, “Roundabout”, “South Street”, “Jarnac Court”, “Kings Park” and “Eskbank Toll”. For the way back, board nearby: “Hill Place” → “Westhouses Drive” (150 m), “Roundabout” → “Buckie Road” (100 m), “South Street” → “Buccleuch Street” (100 m) and “Jarnac Court” → “Buccleuch Street” (150 m). Towards “Clovenstone Drive”, board nearby: “Clovenstone Park” → “Clovenstone Drive” (200 m), “Sighthill Green” → “Napier University (Sighthill)” (150 m), “Broomhouse Road” → “Sighthill Post office” (200 m) and “Saughton Mains” → “Parkhead Terrace” (200 m).

Other routes along the way

Shared sections with other routes: between “Dobbies Garden World” and “Princes Street (Scott Mon.)” it shares the road with route 29; between “Bernard Terrace” and “Westside Plaza” it shares the road with route 33; between “Princes Street (Scott Mon.)” and “Napier University (Sighthill)” it shares the road with route 25.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• Stops from “Hepburn Drive” to “James Lean Avenue”: bus 39
• Stops from “South Street” to “Kings Park” (only towards “Clovenstone Drive”): buses 39 and 140
• “Glenesk Crescent”: buses 39 and 140
• “Eskbank Toll” (only towards “Clovenstone Drive”): buses 39 and 140
• “Eskbank Court”: buses 39 and 140
• “Drum Cottages”: bus 7
• “Drum Street”: buses 7 and 18
• “Gilmerton Crossroads”: buses 7 and 18
• Stops from “Gilmerton Primary School” to “Liberton High School”: bus 18
• “Orrok Park”: buses 7, 12, 24, 38, 47 and 47B
• Stops from “Nether Liberton Lane” to “Suffolk Road”: buses 7, 12, 24, 38, 47, 47B and 49
• “East Savile Road”: buses 7, 12, 24, 47, 47B and 49
• “Mayfield Gardens”: buses 7, 12, 47, 47B and 49
• “Minto Street”: buses 2, 5, 7, 12, 14, 30, 47, 47B and 49
• “Salisbury Place”: buses 2, 5, 7, 12, 14, 30, 47, 47B and 49
• “Newington Road”: buses 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 30, 47, 47B and 49
• “Bernard Terrace”: buses 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 30, 47, 47B and 49
• “St Patrick Square” (only towards “Clovenstone Drive”): buses 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 30, 47, 47B, 49 and 60
• “Surgeons’ Hall”: buses 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 30, 47, 47B, 49 and 60
• “South Bridge”: buses 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 23, 27, 30, 35, 45, 47, 47B, 49 and 60
• “Princes Street (Scott Mon.)”: buses 1, 4, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 24, 26, 30, 34, 43, 44, 100, 106, 124, X4 and X19
• “Shandwick Place”: buses 1, 2, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 22, 24, 26, 30, 34, 36, 43, 44, 47, 47B, 60, 100, 106, 124, X4 and X19
• “Atholl Crescent” (only towards “Clovenstone Drive”): buses 2, 4, 13, 26, 44, 60, 100, X4 and X19
• “Haymarket Station”: buses 2, 4, 12, 22, 26, 30, 44, 60, 100, X4 and X19
• “Caledonian Village”: buses 1, 2, 4, 12, 22, 26, 30, 34, 35, 44, 100 and X19
• “Dalry Primary School”: buses 1, 2, 4, 22, 30, 34, 35 and 44
• “Murieston Crescent”: buses 1, 2, 4, 22, 34, 35 and 44
• “Gorgie City Farm”: buses 1, 2, 4, 22, 34, 35 and 44
• “Tynecastle”: buses 1, 2, 4, 22, 34, 35, 38 and 44
• “Stewart Terrace”: buses 1, 2, 4, 22, 34, 35, 38 and 44
• Stops from “Gorgie Park Road” to “Saughton Park”: buses 1, 2, 30 and 38
• “Chesser Cottages” (only towards “Clovenstone Drive”): buses 22, 30, 35 and 38
• Stops from “Chesser Avenue” to “HMP Edinburgh”: buses 22, 30 and 35
• “Saughton Mains Avenue”: buses 30, 34, 35 and 36
• “Parkhead Terrace” (only towards “Clovenstone Drive”): buses 30, 34, 35 and 36
• “Sighthill Post office”: buses 34, 35 and 36
• “Sighthill Gardens” (only towards “Clovenstone Drive”): buses 34, 35 and 36
• “Napier University (Sighthill)”: buses 18, 20, 32, 34, 35 and 36
• “Calder Drive”: buses 18, 20, 32, 34, 35 and 36
• Stops from “Westside Plaza” to “Clovenstone Road”: buses 18, 20 and 30
• “Clovenstone Drive”: buses 18, 20, 30, 44 and 45
• “Clovenstone Park” (only towards “Cook Crescent”): buses 18, 20, 30 and 44
• “Clovenstone Gardens” (only towards “Cook Crescent”): bus 30
• “Sighthill Green” (only towards “Cook Crescent”): buses 34, 35 and 36
• “Broomhouse Road” (only towards “Cook Crescent”): buses 34, 35 and 36
• “Saughton Mains” (only towards “Cook Crescent”): buses 30, 34, 35 and 36
• “St Partick Square” (only towards “Cook Crescent”): buses 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 30, 47, 47B, 49 and 60
• “Croft Street” (only towards “Cook Crescent”): buses 39 and 140
• “Buccleuch Street” (only towards “Cook Crescent”): buses 39 and 140

Pages for these routes: bus 1, bus 2, bus 4, bus 5, bus 7, bus 9, bus 10, bus 11, bus 12, bus 13, bus 14, bus 15, bus 16, bus 18, bus 19, bus 20, bus 22, bus 23, bus 24, bus 25, bus 26, bus 27, bus 29, bus 30, bus 32, bus 33, bus 34, bus 35, bus 36, bus 38, bus 39, bus 43, bus 44, bus 45, bus 47, bus 47B, bus 49, bus 60, bus 100, bus 106, bus 140.

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Questions and answers

Does bus 3 go to “Finlay Place”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 3 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Princes Street (Scott Mon.)” (1, 4, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 24, 26, 30, 34, 43, 44, 100, 106, 124, X4 and X19) and “Shandwick Place” (1, 2, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 22, 24, 26, 30, 34, 36, 43, 44, 47, 47B, 60, 100, 106, 124, X4 and X19). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 7 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Lothian Buses.