Which bus companies run in East Lothian?

East Coast Buses (20 routes), Lothian Buses (8 routes), Prentice Coaches (7 routes), Lothian Community Transport (2 routes) and Borders Buses (1 routes).

What are the busiest bus routes in East Lothian?

the 26 (Seton Sands – Clermiston), the 30 (Wester Hailes – Musselburgh), the 44 (Wallyford – Balerno), the 4 (Lothianburn – Musselburgh) and the 48 (Birkenside – Musselburgh).

How can I see live bus times in East Lothian?

StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in East Lothian, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Buses in East Lothian

38 bus routes, run by 5 bus companies, serve 36 towns and villages and 463 stops across East Lothian. Timetables, live departures and journey planning for all of them.

Main towns

Musselburgh 24 routes
Prestonpans 14 routes
Haddington, East Lothian 13 routes
Tranent 11 routes
North Berwick 10 routes
Cockenzie 9 routes
Dunbar 9 routes
Port Seton 9 routes
Longniddry 8 routes
Dirleton 7 routes
Dolphingstone 7 routes
Gullane 7 routes
Macmerry 7 routes
Aberlady 6 routes
East Linton 6 routes
Gladsmuir 6 routes
Whitecraig 5 routes
Old Craighall 4 routes
Athelstaneford 3 routes
Ballencrieff 3 routes
Drem 3 routes
Gifford 3 routes
Pencaitland 3 routes
Pencraig 3 routes

Busiest routes

26: Seton Sands – Clermiston Lothian Buses
30: Wester Hailes – Musselburgh Lothian Buses
44: Wallyford – Balerno Lothian Buses
4: Lothianburn – Musselburgh Lothian Buses
48: Birkenside – Musselburgh Lothian Buses
N30: Wester Hailes – Musselburgh Lothian Buses
N26: Haymarket – Seton Sands Lothian Buses
X7: Haymarket – Dunbar East Coast Buses
113: Haymarket – Pencaitland East Coast Buses
X4: Haymarket – Tranent East Coast Buses
124: Fountainbridge – North Berwick East Coast Buses
140: Penicuik – Musselburgh East Coast Buses

Bus companies

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Questions

Which bus companies run in East Lothian?: East Coast Buses (20 routes), Lothian Buses (8 routes), Prentice Coaches (7 routes), Lothian Community Transport (2 routes) and Borders Buses (1 routes).
What are the busiest bus routes in East Lothian?: the 26 (Seton Sands – Clermiston), the 30 (Wester Hailes – Musselburgh), the 44 (Wallyford – Balerno), the 4 (Lothianburn – Musselburgh) and the 48 (Birkenside – Musselburgh).
How can I see live bus times in East Lothian?: StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in East Lothian, with live times for buses already on the road (from their positions, via the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service), and a live map of every bus.

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Tuesday, 10 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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