4 bus: Lothianburn – Musselburgh

Lothian Buses bus 4 runs between Musselburgh and Lothianburn via Magdalene, Bingham, Mountcastle and Hillside. Runs every day. On Friday 13 November the first bus from Magdalene leaves at 04:54 and the last at 23:10, about every 20 minutes during the day.

Operated by Lothian Buses. Timetable for Friday, 13 November 2026. Today's timetable · any day up to 60 ahead: add ?date=YYYY-MM-DD to this page's address. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

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Questions

When is the first and last 4 bus from Musselburgh to Lothianburn?
On Friday 13 November the first bus leaves Musselburgh at 04:54 and the last at 23:10, 51 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 4 bus from Lothianburn to Musselburgh?
On Friday 13 November the first bus leaves Lothianburn at 05:54 and the last at 23:48, 48 journeys in all.
Does the 4 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 4 bus run?
On Friday 13 November it runs about every 20 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 51 journeys from Magdalene.
Where does the 4 bus stop?
Main stops from Musselburgh to Lothianburn: Queen Margaret University (Musselburgh), Milton Link (Magdalene), Bingham Avenue (Bingham), Royal High Primary (Mountcastle), Leopold Place (Hillside), Shandwick Place (Edinburgh West End), Haymarket Station (Haymarket), Slateford Station (Slateford), Craiglockhart Road (Firrhill), Oxgangs Library (Oxgangs), Swanston Drive (Fairmilehead), Snowsports Centre (Lothianburn). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 4 bus?
Lothian Buses.

Musselburgh to Lothianburn

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Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh07:0607:2707:4808:0808:2808:4809:1209:3209:5210:1210:3210:5211:1211:3211:5212:1212:3212:5213:1213:3213:5214:1214:3214:5415:1415:3615:5816:2116:4117:0517:3117:5618:1618:3618:5719:1719:4520:0520:3921:0921:3922:1022:4023:10
Milton Link, Magdalene04:5405:2405:4606:0606:2206:3906:5307:1107:3207:5308:1308:3308:5309:1709:3709:5710:1710:3710:5711:1711:3711:5712:1712:3712:5713:1713:3713:5714:1714:3714:5915:1915:4116:0316:2616:4617:1017:3618:0118:2118:4119:0219:2219:5020:1020:4321:1321:4322:1422:4423:14
Bingham Avenue04:5905:2905:5106:1106:2706:4406:5807:1607:3807:5908:1908:3908:5909:2209:4210:0210:2210:4211:0211:2211:4212:0212:2212:4213:0213:2213:4214:0214:2214:4215:0415:2415:4616:0816:3116:5117:1517:4118:0618:2618:4619:0719:2719:5520:1520:4721:1721:4722:1822:4823:18
Royal High Primary, Mountcastle05:0505:3505:5706:1706:3406:5107:0607:2407:4708:0808:2808:4809:0709:3009:5010:1010:3010:5011:1011:3011:5012:1012:3012:5013:1013:3013:5014:1014:3014:5015:1215:3215:5516:1716:4017:0017:2417:4918:1418:3418:5419:1519:3520:0320:2320:5421:2421:5422:2422:5423:24
Leopold Place, Hillside05:1305:4306:0506:2506:4407:0107:1707:3508:0008:2108:4109:0109:2009:4310:0310:2310:4311:0311:2311:4312:0312:2312:4313:0313:2313:4314:0314:2314:4315:0315:2515:4516:0816:3016:5417:1417:3818:0218:2718:4619:0619:2619:4620:1420:3321:0321:3322:0322:3323:0323:33
Shandwick Place, Edinburgh West End05:2205:5206:1406:3406:5407:1207:2807:4708:1408:3508:5509:1509:3409:5710:1710:3710:5711:1711:3711:5712:1712:3712:5713:1713:3713:5714:1714:3714:5715:1715:3915:5916:2216:4517:0917:2917:5218:1618:4018:5919:1919:3919:5920:2720:4521:1521:4522:1422:4423:1423:44
Haymarket Station05:2505:5506:1706:3706:5707:1507:3207:5108:1908:4009:0009:2009:3910:0210:2210:4211:0211:2211:4212:0212:2212:4213:0213:2213:4214:0214:2214:4215:0215:2215:4416:0416:2716:5017:1517:3517:5818:2118:4419:0319:2319:4320:0320:3120:4921:1921:4922:1822:4823:1823:48
Slateford Station05:3206:0206:2406:4507:0607:2407:4208:0208:3008:5109:1009:3009:4910:1210:3210:5211:1211:3211:5212:1212:3212:5213:1213:3213:5214:1314:3314:5315:1415:3415:5716:1716:4017:0317:2817:4818:1018:3318:5419:1319:3319:5320:1320:4020:5821:2821:5822:2722:5723:2723:57
Craiglockhart Road, Firrhill05:3606:0606:2806:4907:1107:2907:4908:1008:3808:5809:1709:3609:5510:1810:3810:5811:1811:3811:5812:1812:3812:5813:1813:3913:5914:2014:4015:0015:2215:4216:0516:2516:4817:1117:3617:5518:1718:3919:0019:1819:3819:5820:1820:4421:0221:3222:0222:3123:0123:3100:01
Oxgangs Library05:3906:1006:3206:5307:1507:3407:5408:1508:4309:0309:2209:4110:0010:2310:4311:0311:2311:4312:0312:2312:4313:0313:2313:4414:0414:2514:4515:0515:2915:4916:1216:3216:5417:1717:4218:0118:2318:4419:0419:2219:4220:0220:2220:4821:0621:3622:0622:3523:0523:3500:05
Swanston Drive, Fairmilehead05:4306:1406:3606:5707:1907:3907:5908:2008:4809:0809:2709:4610:0510:2810:4811:0811:2811:4812:0812:2812:4813:0813:2813:4914:0914:3014:5015:1015:3515:5616:1916:3917:0117:2417:4818:0718:2918:4919:0919:2719:4720:0720:2720:5221:1021:4022:1022:3923:0923:3900:09
Snowsports Centre, Lothianburn05:4706:1806:4007:0107:2307:4308:0308:2408:5209:1209:3109:5010:0910:3210:5211:1211:3211:5212:1212:3212:5213:1213:3213:5314:1314:3414:5415:1415:4016:0316:2616:4617:0817:3117:5418:1318:3418:5419:1319:3119:5120:1120:3120:5621:1421:4422:1422:4323:1323:4300:13

Lothianburn to Musselburgh

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Snowsports Centre, Lothianburn05:5406:2406:5507:1107:3207:5008:0908:3409:0209:2209:4210:0210:2210:4211:0211:2211:4212:0212:2212:4213:0213:2213:4214:0214:2214:4215:0415:2215:4716:1216:3516:5517:2017:4018:0618:2518:4519:0519:2519:4620:2020:5021:2021:5022:2022:5023:2023:48
Swanston Drive, Fairmilehead05:5806:2806:5907:1507:3707:5508:1408:3909:0609:2609:4610:0610:2610:4611:0611:2611:4612:0612:2612:4613:0613:2613:4614:0614:2614:4615:0815:2715:5216:1716:4017:0017:2517:4518:1118:3018:4919:0919:2919:5020:2420:5421:2421:5422:2422:5423:2423:52
Oxgangs Library06:0206:3307:0407:2007:4408:0308:2208:4609:1209:3209:5210:1210:3210:5211:1211:3211:5212:1212:3212:5213:1213:3213:5114:1114:3114:5115:1315:3315:5816:2316:4617:0617:3117:5118:1718:3518:5419:1419:3419:5520:2920:5921:2921:5922:2822:5823:2823:56
Craiglockhart Road, Firrhill06:0706:3807:0907:2607:5208:1108:3008:5309:1809:3809:5810:1810:3810:5811:1811:3811:5812:1812:3812:5813:1813:3813:5714:1714:3714:5715:1915:4016:0416:2916:5217:1217:3717:5718:2318:4018:5919:1919:3920:0020:3321:0321:3322:0322:3223:0223:3223:59
Slateford Station06:1206:4307:1507:3208:0108:2008:3809:0109:2509:4510:0510:2510:4511:0511:2511:4512:0512:2512:4513:0513:2513:4514:0414:2414:4415:0415:2715:4916:1416:3917:0217:2217:4718:0618:3118:4719:0519:2519:4520:0620:3821:0821:3822:0822:3723:0723:3700:04
Haymarket Station06:2106:5307:2607:4508:1608:3508:5309:1409:3709:5610:1610:3610:5611:1611:3611:5612:1612:3612:5613:1613:3613:5614:1514:3514:5515:1515:3916:0116:2616:5217:1517:3518:0018:1718:4118:5719:1519:3519:5520:1620:4721:1721:4722:1722:4623:1623:4500:12
Shandwick Place, Edinburgh West End06:2406:5607:2907:4808:1908:3808:5609:1709:4009:5910:1910:3910:5911:1911:3911:5912:1912:3912:5913:1913:3913:5914:1814:3814:5815:1815:4216:0416:2916:5517:1817:3818:0318:2018:4419:0019:1819:3819:5820:1920:5021:2021:5022:2022:4923:1923:4800:15
Leith Street, Greenside06:3207:0407:3907:5808:2908:4809:0709:2809:5110:1010:3010:5011:1011:3011:5012:1012:3012:5013:1013:3013:5014:1014:2914:4915:0915:3015:5416:1616:4117:0717:3017:4918:1418:3118:5519:1119:2919:4920:0920:2920:5921:2921:5922:2922:5823:2823:5600:23
Leopold Place, Hillside06:3507:0807:4308:0208:3308:5209:1109:3209:5510:1410:3410:5411:1411:3411:5412:1412:3412:5413:1413:3413:5514:1514:3414:5415:1415:3515:5916:2116:4617:1217:3517:5418:1918:3619:0019:1519:3319:5320:1320:3321:0321:3322:0322:3323:0223:3200:00
Royal High Primary, Mountcastle06:4407:1707:5508:1508:4509:0409:2309:4410:0710:2610:4611:0611:2611:4612:0612:2612:4613:0613:2613:4714:0814:2814:4715:0715:2715:4916:1316:3517:0017:2617:4918:0818:3318:4819:1119:2619:4420:0420:2420:4321:1321:4322:1222:4223:1123:4000:08
Bingham Avenue06:5007:2408:0308:2308:5209:1109:3009:5110:1410:3310:5311:1311:3311:5312:1312:3312:5313:1313:3313:5414:1514:3514:5415:1415:3415:5616:2116:4317:0817:3417:5618:1518:4018:5519:1819:3319:5120:1120:3120:5021:2021:5022:1822:4823:1723:4600:14
Milton Link, Magdalene06:5507:2908:0808:2908:5809:1609:3509:5610:1910:3810:5811:1811:3811:5812:1812:3812:5813:1813:3813:5914:2014:4014:5915:1915:4016:0216:2716:4917:1417:4018:0218:2018:4519:0019:2319:3819:5620:1620:3520:5421:2421:5422:2222:5223:2123:4900:17
Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh06:5907:3308:1208:3309:0209:2009:3910:0010:2310:4211:0211:2211:4212:0212:2212:4213:0213:2213:4214:0314:2414:4415:0315:2315:4416:0616:3116:5317:1817:4418:0618:2418:4919:0419:2719:4220:0020:2020:3920:5821:2821:5822:2622:5623:2523:53

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