45 bus: Riccarton – Craigentinny

Lothian Buses bus 45 runs between Hillside and Riccarton via Craigentinny, Meadowbank, Old Town and Tollcross. Runs every day. On Friday 13 November the first bus from Craigentinny leaves at 05:54 and the last at 18:38, about every 30 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 45 bus from Hillside to Riccarton?
On Friday 13 November the first bus leaves Hillside at 05:54 and the last at 18:38, 26 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 45 bus from Riccarton to Craigentinny?
On Friday 13 November the first bus leaves Riccarton at 07:00 and the last at 19:48, 26 journeys in all.
Does the 45 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 45 bus run?
On Friday 13 November it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 26 journeys from Craigentinny.
Where does the 45 bus stop?
Main stops from Hillside to Riccarton: Marine Garage (Craigentinny), Goff Avenue (Craigentinny), Meadowbank House (Meadowbank), Leopold Place (Hillside), South Bridge (Old Town), Home Street (Tollcross), George Watsons College (Merchiston), Craiglockhart Road (Firrhill), Baberton Avenue (Juniper Green), Currie Library (Currie), Heriot Watt Campus (Riccarton). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 45 bus?
Lothian Buses.

Craigentinny to Riccarton

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26
Marine Garage, Craigentinny05:5406:2206:4808:2408:5309:2309:5310:2310:5311:2312:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:4016:1316:4817:2317:5818:38
Goff Avenue, Craigentinny05:5606:2406:5007:1207:4508:2708:5609:2609:5610:2610:5611:2612:0312:3313:0313:3314:0314:3315:0315:4316:1616:5117:2618:0118:40
Meadowbank House06:0106:2906:5507:1707:5208:3409:0309:3210:0210:3211:0211:3212:0912:3913:0913:3914:0914:3915:0915:4916:2216:5717:3218:0718:45
Leopold Place, Hillside06:0706:3607:0207:2408:0108:4409:1209:4110:1110:4111:1111:4112:1812:4813:1813:4814:1814:4815:1815:5816:3117:0617:4118:1618:53
South Bridge, Old Town06:1206:4107:0707:3008:0908:5209:2009:4910:1910:4911:1911:4912:2612:5613:2613:5614:2614:5615:0615:2716:0716:4017:1517:4918:2319:00
Home Street, Tollcross06:1906:4807:1407:3808:1909:0109:2909:5810:2810:5811:2811:5812:3513:0513:3514:0514:3515:0515:1515:3816:1716:5017:2517:5918:3319:09
George Watsons College, Merchiston06:2506:5407:2007:4508:2609:0809:3610:0510:3511:0511:3512:0512:4213:1213:4214:1214:4215:1215:2315:4716:2516:5817:3218:0618:3919:15
Craiglockhart Road, Firrhill06:3207:0107:2707:5308:3609:1609:4410:1310:4311:1311:4312:1312:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:2115:3315:5916:3517:0817:4218:1418:4619:22
Baberton Avenue, Juniper Green06:4007:0907:3608:0308:4509:2409:5210:2110:5111:2111:5112:2112:5813:2813:5814:2814:5815:3115:4316:0916:4517:1817:5118:2318:5419:30
Currie Library06:4307:1207:4008:0708:4909:2809:5610:2510:5511:2511:5512:2513:0213:3214:0214:3215:0215:3615:4816:1416:5017:2317:5518:2718:5819:34
Heriot Watt Campus, Riccarton06:5007:1907:4908:1608:5809:3610:0410:3311:0311:3312:0312:3313:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4415:5616:2216:5817:3118:0318:3419:0519:41

Riccarton to Craigentinny

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17Journey 18Journey 19Journey 20Journey 21Journey 22Journey 23Journey 24Journey 25Journey 26
Heriot Watt Campus, Riccarton07:0007:2407:5408:3209:0709:3710:0710:4211:1211:4212:1212:4213:1713:4714:1714:4715:1715:5216:1216:3217:0817:4318:1318:4319:1319:48
Currie Library07:0907:3308:0308:4109:1509:4510:1510:5011:2011:5012:2012:5013:2513:5514:2514:5515:2516:0116:2016:4017:1617:5118:2118:5019:2019:55
Baberton Avenue, Juniper Green07:1507:3908:0908:4609:2009:5010:2010:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0616:2516:4517:2117:5518:2518:5319:2319:58
Craiglockhart Road, Firrhill07:2507:5208:2308:5709:2909:5910:2911:0411:3412:0412:3413:0413:3914:0914:3915:0915:3916:1616:3516:5517:3118:0518:3419:0119:3120:06
George Watsons College, Merchiston07:3408:0408:3309:0509:3610:0610:3611:1111:4112:1112:4113:1113:4614:1614:4615:1615:4816:2516:4417:0417:4018:1318:4119:0819:3820:13
Home Street, Tollcross07:4208:1308:4209:1309:4410:1410:4411:1911:4912:1912:4913:1913:5414:2414:5415:2415:5616:3316:5217:1217:4818:2118:4819:1519:4520:20
Forrest Road, Old Town07:4908:2008:4909:2009:5110:2110:5111:2611:5612:2612:5613:2614:0114:3115:0115:3116:0316:4016:5817:1917:5518:2818:5319:2019:5020:25
South Bridge, Old Town07:5208:2308:5209:2309:5410:2410:5411:2911:5912:2912:5913:2914:0414:3415:0415:3516:0716:4417:2317:5818:3118:5619:2319:5320:28
Leopold Place, Hillside08:0108:3209:0109:3210:0310:3311:0311:3812:0812:3813:0813:3814:1314:4315:1315:4516:1716:5417:3318:0818:4019:0519:3220:0220:36
Meadowbank House08:0808:3909:0809:3910:1010:4011:1011:4512:1512:4513:1513:4514:2114:5115:2215:5416:2617:0317:4218:1618:4719:1219:3920:0920:43
Goff Avenue, Craigentinny08:1308:4409:1309:4410:1510:4511:1511:5012:2012:5013:2013:5014:2614:5615:2816:0016:3217:0917:4818:2218:5219:1719:4420:1420:47
Marine Garage, Craigentinny08:1608:4709:1609:4710:1810:4811:1811:5312:2312:5313:2313:5314:2914:5915:3116:0316:3517:1217:5118:2518:5419:1919:4620:1620:49

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 12 November 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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