The average bus between Edinburgh Princes Street and Prestonpans takes 49 min and the fastest bus takes 34 min. The bus runs at least 7 times per hour from Edinburgh Princes Street to Prestonpans. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run every 10 minutes between Edinburgh Princes Street and Prestonpans. The earliest departure is at 12:20 AM at night, and the last departure from Edinburgh Princes Street is at 11:49 PM which arrives into Prestonpans at 12:30 AM. All services run direct with no transfers required, and take on average 49 min. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Edinburgh Princes Street station and arriving at Prestonpans station. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate Twice daily. The journey takes approximately 49 min.
Edinburgh Princes Street to Prestonpans bus services, operated by East Coast Buses, depart from Princes Street station.
Edinburgh Princes Street to Prestonpans bus services, operated by East Coast Buses, arrive at Northfield House station.
The distance between Edinburgh Princes Street and Prestonpans is 13.3 km. The road distance is 16 km.
East Coast Buses operates a bus from Princes Street to Northfield House every 15 minutes. Tickets cost £2–3 and the journey takes 49 min. Lothian also services this route every 10 minutes.