Bus route 44 in Edinburgh: Terminus ↔ Cockburn Crescent

Bus route 44 in Edinburgh goes from “Terminus” to “Cockburn Crescent”. The two directions are not quite the same: 5 stops are served in one direction only, which is worth knowing before you travel.

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The route of bus 44

Towards “Cockburn Crescent”: 109 stops. After “Terminus”, the bus calls at “Fa’side Avenue”, “Park Drive”, “St Clements Wells”, “Auburn Locks”, “Ormond Drive”, “Davidson Way”, “Laing Loan”, “Wallyford Primary School”, “Wallyford Learning Campus”, “Strawberry Corner”. Then “Chuckers Row”, “Railway Station”, “Wallyford Journey Hub”, “Moir Avenue”, “Galt Drive”, “Delta Road”, “Delta Drive”, “Battlefield Drive”, “Pinkie Mains”, “Ashgrove South”. Then “Edenhall Road”, “Park Lane”, “King Street”, “Newbigging”, “High Street (Stop C)”, “Bridge Street”, “Brunton Theatre Journey Hub”, “North High Street”, “Fisherrow”, “Maitland Park Road”. Then “Edinburgh Road”, “Brunstane Mill Road”, “Eastfield Gardens”, “Milton Terrace”, “Portobello Cemetery”, “Brunstane Bank”, “Edinburgh College (Milton Rd)”, “Magdalene Drive”, “Hope Lane”, “Portobello High School”. Then “Milton Gardens North”, “Duddingston Gardens”, “Duddingston Avenue”, “Duddingston Mills”, “Paisley Drive”, “Northfield Crescent”, “Ulster Drive”, “Willowbrae Gardens”, “Abercorn Road”, “Meadowbank House”. Then “Meadowbank Stadium”, “Wishaw Terrace”, “Marionville Road”, “Abbeyhill”, “Calton Terrace Brae”, “Regent Terrace”, “St Andrew’s House”, “Waterloo Place”, “Princes Street (Scott Mon.)”, “Shandwick Place”. Then “Atholl Crescent”, “Haymarket Station”, “Caledonian Village”, “Dalry Primary School”, “Murieston Crescent”, “Springwell House”, “St Michaels Church”, “Shandon Place”, “Hermand Street”, “Hutchison Crossway”. Then “Hutchison Place”, “Slateford Station”, “Allan Park Road”, “Water of Leith Centre”, “Slateford House”, “Redhall View”, “Dovecot Grove”, “Kingsknowe Park”, “Dovecot Park”, “Kingsknowe Road South”. Then “Hailes Grove”, “Spylaw Bank Road”, “Spylaw Park”, “Muirend Avenue”, “Foulis Crescent”, “Juniper Green Kirk”, “Woodhall Drive”, “Baberton Avenue”, “Juniper Avenue”, “Muir Wood Road”. Then “Nether Currie”, “Bryce Road”, “Easter Currie”, “Currie Library”, “Pentland View Court”, “Dolphin Avenue”, “Kinauld House”, “Stewart Road”, “Newmills Road”, “Lanark Road West”. Before “Cockburn Crescent”: “Balerno High School”, “Lovedale Road”, “Clayhills Grove”, “Crosswood Crescent”, “Highlea Circle”, “Whitlea Road”, “Greenfield Crescent”.

On the way back, from “Cockburn Crescent” to “Terminus”: 101 stops. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, “Marchbank Drive”, “Balerno Main Street”, “Bavelaw Gardens”, “Easter Currie Court”, “Juniperlee” and “Moat Drive”. Only in the direction of “Cockburn Crescent” does it call at, among others, “Fa’side Avenue”, “Pinkie Mains”, “North High Street”, “Fisherrow”, “Northfield Crescent” and “Wishaw Terrace”. For the way back, board nearby: “Fa’side Avenue” → “Terminus” (50 m), “Pinkie Mains” → “Battlefield Drive” (200 m), “North High Street” → “Fisherow” (100 m) and “Fisherrow” → “Fisherow” (100 m). Towards “Cockburn Crescent”, board nearby: “Balerno Main Street” → “Lovedale Road” (250 m), “Bavelaw Gardens” → “Balerno High School” (300 m), “Easter Currie Court” → “Easter Currie” (50 m) and “Juniperlee” → “Juniper Avenue” (150 m).

Connections

On part of the route, between “Princes Street (Scott Mon.)” and “Allan Park Road” it shares the road with route 4; between “Battlefield Drive” and “Edinburgh Road” it shares the road with route 26; between “Pentland View Court” and “Cockburn Crescent” it shares the road with route 32.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Terminus”: buses 111 and X4
• “Fa’side Avenue” (only towards “Cockburn Crescent”): buses 111 and X4
• Stops from “Park Drive” to “Ormond Drive”: buses 111 and X4
• Stops from “Wallyford Learning Campus” to “Wallyford Journey Hub”: buses 106, 111 and X4
• Stops from “Moir Avenue” to “Battlefield Drive”: bus 106
• “Pinkie Mains” (only towards “Cockburn Crescent”): bus 106
• Stops from “King Street” to “Bridge Street”: buses 106, 111 and 140
• “Brunton Theatre Journey Hub”: bus 106
• “North High Street” (only towards “Cockburn Crescent”): buses 106 and 111
• “Fisherrow” (only towards “Cockburn Crescent”): buses 106 and 111
• Stops from “Eastfield Gardens” to “Portobello Cemetery”: bus 19
• Stops from “Edinburgh College (Milton Rd)” to “Hope Lane”: bus 5
• “Portobello High School”: buses 5, 21 and 49
• “Milton Gardens North”: buses 5, 21 and 49
• “Duddingston Gardens”: bus 5
• “Duddingston Avenue”: bus 12
• “Duddingston Mills”: buses 12, 106 and X4
• “Paisley Drive”: buses 12, 106 and X4
• “Northfield Crescent” (only towards “Cockburn Crescent”): buses 106 and X4
• “Ulster Drive”: buses 5, 106 and X4
• “Willowbrae Gardens”: bus 5
• “Abercorn Road”: buses 5, 106 and X4
• “Meadowbank House”: buses 5, 106 and X4
• “Meadowbank Stadium”: buses 5, 19, 34, 106 and X4
• “Wishaw Terrace” (only towards “Cockburn Crescent”): buses 5, 19 and 34
• “Marionville Road”: buses 5, 19, 34, 106 and X4
• “Abbeyhill”: buses 1, 5, 19, 34, 35, 106 and X4
• “Calton Terrace Brae”: buses 1, 5, 19, 34, 35, 106 and X4
• “Regent Terrace”: buses 35, 43, 60, 106, X4 and X19
• “St Andrew’s House”: buses 1, 5, 7, 8, 14, 16, 19, 25, 34, 35, 43, 49, 106, X4 and X19
• “Waterloo Place” (only towards “Cockburn Crescent”): buses 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 19, 25, 29, 34, 37, 43, 49, 100, 106, X4 and X19
• “Princes Street (Scott Mon.)”: buses 1, 3, 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37, 43, 100, 106, X4 and X19
• “Shandwick Place”: buses 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 19, 22, 24, 25, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 43, 47, 47B, 60, 100, 106, X4 and X19
• “Atholl Crescent” (only towards “Cockburn Crescent”): buses 2, 3, 13, 25, 31, 33, 60, 100, X4 and X19
• “Haymarket Station”: buses 2, 3, 12, 22, 25, 30, 31, 33, 60, 100, X4 and X19
• “Caledonian Village”: buses 1, 2, 3, 12, 22, 25, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 100 and X19
• “Dalry Primary School”: buses 1, 2, 3, 22, 25, 30, 33, 34 and 35
• Stops from “Murieston Crescent” to “St Michaels Church”: buses 1, 2, 3, 22, 25, 33, 34 and 35
• “Shandon Place”: buses 1, 2, 3, 22, 25, 33, 34, 35 and 38
• “Hermand Street” (only towards “Cockburn Crescent”): buses 22, 34, 35 and 38
• “Hutchison Crossway”: buses 22, 34 and 35
• “Hutchison Place”: buses 22, 34 and 35
• “Slateford Station”: buses 20, 22, 34 and 35
• “Allan Park Road”: buses 20, 22, 34, 35 and 36
• “Water of Leith Centre”: buses 20, 34 and 36
• “Slateford House” (only towards “Cockburn Crescent”): buses 20, 34 and 36
• “Redhall View”: buses 20, 34 and 36
• Stops from “Kingsknowe Park” to “Hailes Grove”: bus 20
• Stops from “Spylaw Bank Road” to “Muirend Avenue”: buses 3, 18, 20 and 30
• “Moat Drive” (only towards “Terminus”): buses 22, 34, 35 and 38
• “Southfield Loan” (only towards “Terminus”): bus 5
• “Fisherow” (only towards “Terminus”): buses 106 and 111
• “St Ninians Way” (only towards “Terminus”): bus 106

Pages for these routes: bus 1, bus 2, bus 3, bus 4, bus 5, bus 7, bus 8, bus 10, bus 11, bus 12, bus 13, bus 14, bus 16, bus 18, bus 19, bus 20, bus 21, bus 22, bus 24, bus 25, bus 26, bus 29, bus 30, bus 31, bus 32, bus 33, bus 34, bus 35, bus 36, bus 37, bus 38, bus 43, bus 47, bus 47B, bus 49, bus 60, bus 100, bus 106, bus 111, bus 140.

Passes and concessions

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Questions about bus 44

Does bus 44 go to “Park Drive”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus 44 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Princes Street (Scott Mon.)” (1, 3, 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37, 43, 100, 106, X4 and X19) and “Shandwick Place” (1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 19, 22, 24, 25, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 43, 47, 47B, 60, 100, 106, X4 and X19). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 25 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Lothian Buses.