Go on a wildlife adventure like no other at Edinburgh Zoo, home to over 2,500 incredible animals across 82 acres of beautiful parkland! Meet majestic tigers (who might just walk right above you through the glass viewing tunnel!), playful penguins, gentle giraffes, sleepy sloths, and thousands of rare and endangered species - including the dazzling Blue Poison Dart Frog and the only Queensland koalas in the UK.
You’ll even get to meet Haggis the pygmy hippo, one of the zoo’s most famous residents! With daily animal talks and demonstrations, you’ll learn amazing facts and get closer than ever to your favourite creatures.
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Directions
Address: Edinburgh Zoo, 134 Corstorphine Road, EH12 6TS
Edinburgh Zoo can be easily accessed via public transport with high frequency bus services from Edinburgh city centre. There are two bus stops outside the front entrance. Lothian 12, 26 and, 31 services all stop outside and can be picked up near both Haymarket and Waverley Station or in the city centre. The 100 Airlink Service also stops regularly outside our front entrance and operates between Edinburgh Airport and the city centre.
The following Lothian services pass the zoo every few minutes:
Service 12: Portobello – Newington – Tollcross – Haymarket – Zoo – Gyle Centre
Service 26: Seton Sands/Tranent – Portobello – City Centre – Zoo – Clerwood
Service 31: Bonnyrigg – City Centre – Zoo – East Craigs
Opening Times:
January – February: 10am to 4pm
March: 10am to 5pm
April – September: 10am to 6pm
October: 10am to 5pm
November – December: 10am to 4pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Last entry to the park is one hour before closing time.
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