Buses are essential to daily life and travel in Scotland, linking cities, rural villages, and remote islands.
Whether you’re commuting into Glasgow, exploring the Isle of Mull, or hopping on a budget coach to Inverness, Scotland’s extensive bus network has you covered.
Central Belt: Edinburgh, Glasgow & Surrounds
Main Operators
Scotland’s busiest bus corridors traverse the Central Belt, where services are frequent, modern, and integrated with rail. From Lothian’s electric fleet in Edinburgh to McGill’s express services to Glasgow, it’s one of the easiest places to explore by bus.
CityLink – Glasgow/Edinburgh – Glasgow/Oban – Glasgow/Campbeltown – Glasgow/Skye – Inverness/Skye – Oban/Fort William/Inverness – Glasgow/Perth/Dundee/Aberdeen – Edinburgh/Perth/Dundee/Aberdeen – Glasgow/Inverness – Edinburgh/Inverness – Scotland/Belfast – Inverness/Ullapool
First – direct links to all of the major towns and cities in the East of Scotland, including inter-urban links between Central Scotland and Glasgow.
National Express – Travel to Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Megabus – Glasgow to Edinburgh
Borders Buses – operating services across Edinburgh and the Lothians, Cumbria, Northumberland and the Scottish Borders.
Lothian Buses – family of bus services for Edinburgh and the Lothians.
McGill’s Buses – Inverclyde – Renfrewshire – Glasgow City – North Ayrshire – North Lanarkshire – South Lanarkshire
Stagecoach – Buses around Scotland.
Western Isles Buses
Journey Planner
Timetable Finder
Traveline Scotland – Scotland’s national public travel information service.