# Buses and trams with contactless (TapTapCap)

Service en Edinburgh · Edinburgh

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/scotland/edinburgh/services/contactless-buses-and-trams · Revisado: 2026-11-13

On Lothian buses and the tram you pay with your card or phone and the system applies the cap: £5.70 a day and £26.50 a week in the city.

In Edinburgh you don't need to buy passes: with TapTapCap you pay for each journey by holding your card or phone to the reader and, the next day, Lothian charges you only what corresponds to the cheapest cap. On buses and trams within the city you never pay more than £5.70 a day or £26.50 a week (Monday to Sunday). On the bus you just tap as you board; on the tram you have to tap on the platform when you get on and when you get off. Each traveller needs their own card or phone, and always the same one: if you switch from one to another, the cap doesn't apply. Children aged 5 to 15 and families pay with a paper ticket, bought from the driver; up to three under-5s travel free with an adult. The airport and the Airlink are outside the city cap.

## Practical details

- Address: Lothian Buses y Edinburgh Trams, Edimburgo
- What they offer: Single bus ticket £2.40 (children 5 to 15, £1.20), City DAY daily cap £5.70 with contactless; City WEEK weekly cap £26.50, Monday to Sunday, City LATE £5.50 from 18:00 to 04:30; Network £14 including the airport and Airlink, One card or one phone per person; don't mix card and phone, On the tram, tap on and tap off on the platform; on the bus, tap as you board

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.lothianbuses.com/contactless/
- Coordenadas: 55.952, -3.189

## Cerca de aquí

- [Motel One Edinburgh-Royal](https://www.geocalia.com/en/scotland/edinburgh/where-to-stay/motel-one-edinburgh-royal), a 182 m
- [The Real Mary King's Close, the buried streets beneath the Royal Mile](https://www.geocalia.com/en/scotland/edinburgh/things-to-do/mary-kings-close), a 218 m
- [Vaults under South Bridge, a guided visit to the 18th-century chambers](https://www.geocalia.com/en/scotland/edinburgh/things-to-do/underground-vaults), a 297 m
- [The Royal Mile, from the castle to Holyrood along the Old Town's high street](https://www.geocalia.com/en/scotland/edinburgh/things-to-do/royal-mile), a 302 m
- [The Abbotsford](https://www.geocalia.com/en/scotland/edinburgh/where-to-eat/the-abbotsford), a 315 m
- [Oink Victoria Street](https://www.geocalia.com/en/scotland/edinburgh/where-to-eat/oink-victoria-street), a 465 m
- [The Elephant House](https://www.geocalia.com/en/scotland/edinburgh/where-to-eat/the-elephant-house), a 519 m
- [The Witchery by the Castle](https://www.geocalia.com/en/scotland/edinburgh/where-to-eat/the-witchery-by-the-castle), a 524 m

Destino: [Edinburgh](https://www.geocalia.com/en/scotland/edinburgh.md)