Edinburgh Trams: Festival Fringe timetable released…

Edinburgh Trams: Festival Fringe timetable released including late night services

Edinburgh Trams has shared its Edinburgh Festival Fringe timetable ahead of the start of the arts festival in August.

The operator revealed that in addition to its regular service, it will be running late-night trams on Friday and Saturday nights this summer. With hundreds of thousands of tourists headed to the city, it's important to know how to get home late at night.

Edinburgh Trams’ Managing Director Lea Harrison said: "Throughout August the city is home to a series of world-famous events, including the main festival, Royal Edinburgh Tattoo and acclaimed Fringe performances, and we wanted to make it as easy as possible to get to and from venues, even late at night.

"In previous years, thousands of people have taken advantage of our late-night services and they’ve certainly proved a hit with festival goers. They are clearly popular and reflect our commitment to first-class customer service.

"Until the early hours of the morning, trams will serve all stops between St Andrew Square and the airport with our normal range of tram tickets accepted at no extra cost."

Visitors to the city can also save on the cost of parking by taking advantage of 1,000 free spaces at the Ingliston Park & Ride before completing their journey by tram. The facility will remain open beyond the usual closing time of 2am on nights when late-night services are running.

Here is everything you need to know about the Edinburgh Trams ahead of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

What is the Edinburgh Trams timetable during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe?

Trams run every seven minutes throughout the daytime every day of the week, and run every 10 minutes in the early morning and during the evenings. Usually, the last trams of the night depart from Edinburgh Airport at 10.48pm and St Andrews Square at 11.32pm.

During the festival, the trams will continue to run for later on Friday and Saturday nights. Rather than running every seven minutes, though, the late-night service will run every 20 minutes.

The August timetable, showing the new additions, can be found below. Meanwhile, the full timetable can be found on the Edinburgh Trams website here.

The Edinburgh Trams run later during August (Edinburgh Trams)

When are the first and last trams of the day during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe?

During August, the first trams of the day will depart from Edinburgh Airport at 6.18am on weekdays and 6.20am on weekends. In the opposite direction, the first trams of the day will depart from St Andrew Square at 5.32am on both weekdays and weekends.

During the festival, the last trams of the day will depart from Edinburgh Airport at 10.48pm on weekdays, and 12.48am on Fridays and Saturdays. In the opposite direction, the last trams will depart from St Andrew Square at 11.32pm on weekdays, and 1.32am on weekends.