Buses in Midlothian
39 bus routes, run by 7 bus companies, serve 48 towns and villages and 359 stops across Midlothian. Timetables, live departures and journey planning for all of them.
Main towns
- Dalkeith 17 routes
- Eskbank 17 routes
- Loanhead 14 routes
- Penicuik 12 routes
- Bonnyrigg 11 routes
- Straiton 11 routes
- Bilston 10 routes
- Danderhall 10 routes
- Lasswade 10 routes
- Wadingburn 10 routes
- Gorebridge 9 routes
- Milton Bridge 9 routes
- Newtongrange 8 routes
- Lothianburn 6 routes
- Newton Village 6 routes
- Gowkley Moss 5 routes
- Gowkshill 5 routes
- Melville Nursery 5 routes
- Millerhill 5 routes
- Newbattle 5 routes
- Boghall, Midlothian 4 routes
- Bush Estate 4 routes
- Easter Howgate 4 routes
- Easthouses 4 routes
Busiest routes
- 3: Wester Hailes – Mayfield Lothian Buses
- 31: East Craigs – Bonnyrigg Lothian Buses
- 37: Silverknowes – Deanburn Lothian Buses
- 33: Wester Hailes – Millerhill Lothian Buses
- 29: Birkenside – Silverknowes Lothian Buses
- 4: Lothianburn – Musselburgh Lothian Buses
- 47: Barnton – Ladywood Lothian Buses
- 48: Birkenside – Musselburgh Lothian Buses
- 15: Craigentinny – Bush Estate Lothian Buses
- 39: Poltonhall – Dalkeith Lothian Buses
- N3: Haymarket – Birkenside Lothian Buses
- N37: Drylaw – Deanburn Lothian Buses
Bus companies
- Lothian Buses 20 routes
- Lothian Community Transport 6 routes
- Houston's Minicoaches 4 routes
- Borders Buses 4 routes
- East Coast Buses 2 routes
- Prentice Coaches 2 routes
- trentbarton 1 route
All towns and villages
- Auchendinny
- Bilston
- Boghall, Midlothian
- Bonnyrigg
- Bryans
- Bush Estate
- Carrington, Midlothian
- Dalkeith
- Damhead Holdings
- Danderhall
- Easter Howgate
- Easthouses
- Edgehead
- Eight Mile Burn
- Eskbank
- Fala
- Flotterstone
- Gorebridge
- Gowkley Moss
- Gowkshill
- Kippielaw
- Lasswade
- Leadburn
- Loanhead
- Lothianbridge
- Lothianburn
- Mayfield, Midlothian
- Melville Nursery
- Millerhill
- Milton Bridge
- Newbattle
- Newton Village
- Newtongrange
- Newtonloan Toll
- Nine Mile Burn
- North Middleton
- Pathhead
- Penicuik
- Poltonhall
- Rosewell
- Roslin
- Seafield, Midlothian
- Silverburn
- Soutra Mains
- Straiton
- Temple, Midlothian
- Wadingburn
- Whitehill
Questions
- Which bus companies run in Midlothian?
- Lothian Buses (20 routes), Lothian Community Transport (6 routes), Houston's Minicoaches (4 routes), Borders Buses (4 routes), East Coast Buses (2 routes) and Prentice Coaches (2 routes), and 1 smaller operators.
- What are the busiest bus routes in Midlothian?
- the 3 (Wester Hailes – Mayfield), the 31 (East Craigs – Bonnyrigg), the 37 (Silverknowes – Deanburn), the 33 (Wester Hailes – Millerhill) and the 29 (Birkenside – Silverknowes).
- How can I see live bus times in Midlothian?
- StopToStop shows the next departures from every stop in Midlothian, 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 Monday, 9 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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