The 15 Best St Andrews Tours & Day Trips

1.St Andrews & the Fishing Villages of Fife Small-Group Day Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,973 reviews · 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $59Our pick

A small-group St Andrews and Fife day trip from Edinburgh with a comfy Mercedes mini-coach, Forth Bridge views, East Neuk fishing villages, and Falkland Palace.

“Kylie was a great guide. She gave good recommendations at each stop and made the day a relaxed journey. It was dark at our last stop due to the time of year but gave an opportunity to enjoy the holiday decorations in the town.”

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2.St Andrews Must-Sees Daily Walking Tour (11am & 2pm)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 478 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $20Best value

St Andrews Must-Sees daily walking tour hits the cathedral, university, castle ruins, golf landmarks, and the West Port Gate in 90 minutes.

“The guide is very knowledgeable history major, enthusiastic and humorous. Highly recommended trip for everyone.”

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3.St Andrews & The Fishing Villages of Fife

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 431 reviews · 8 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $73

Edinburgh to St Andrews and Fife fishing villages, with Forth Bridge views, Anstruther harbour stop, 3 hours in St Andrews, and Queensferry photos.

“It was the best day! We saw and learned so much about Scotland and its history and about the people and places we visited. We fell in love with the countryside! Lorna MADE THE DAY WHAT IT WAS!!! She is an incredible asset to your company!”

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4.St Andrews Old Course History Tour, for the Golfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 150 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $25

Walk the St Andrews Old Course fairway with pro caddie stories from Richard, hit iconic holes, and get Swilcan Bridge photos for $25.

“Learnt a lot of new facts about the old course tour was very informative, with humour added in to make the tour a fun time . Would highly recommend this tour to the keen golfer to have knowledge and insight to This amazing course . Richard was such a great what is tour director”

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5.St Andrews Tours: Town, Golf and Old Course History

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 138 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $27

A 1h45 St Andrews walk with a local author, from the university and cathedral ruins to the Old Course and Swilcan Bridge.

“It’s a fast paced walking tour to pack in all of the wonderful sites. Our tour guide was very informative and passionate about the history he shared; although somewhat impatient at times.”

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6.St Andrews, Fife Coast Walk & Historic Abbey Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $110

St Andrews, Fife coast walks, and historic abbeys from Edinburgh, with Queensferry Bridge views, cathedral ruins, and optional castle entry.

“This is a great trip exploring the quaint town of St.Andrews, Dunfermline Abbey and the Kingdom of Fife….Perry was a fantastic guide and extremely knowledgeable….Real family fun !!!! Cannot wait to come back and explore more of Scotland!!!”

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7.Privately Guided St Andrews & Fife Day Tour from Edinburgh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $1,301 per group

Private guided St Andrews and Fife day tour from Edinburgh with door-to-door pickup, flexible pacing, and expert local guidance.

“This tour was perfect for our family!! Our guide was prompt, easy to engage with, full of history and information and easily adaptable as our teens tired towards the end of the day 🤣. Let’s not mention that two of my boys left items in the van that our driver met us to retrieve. Such an amazing guy!! Thank you!! This was a Father’s Day gift for my husband and our guide made the best of it for us.”

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8.Private St Andrews Day Guided Tour-Personalised & Bespoke

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $994 per group

Private St Andrews Day tour from Edinburgh with Forth Bridges, the Old Course, West Sands, Anstruther Harbour, and cathedral ruins.

“Mr Saf was exceptional! He toured us all around the city of Saint Andrews for the day. He took us to all the hotspots and got us into things that we could not have done on our own. We even got to go to Saint Andrews during the ladies British Open. Highly recommend!”

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9.Kelpies, St Andrews and Fife Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 8 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $63

Small-group day trip from Glasgow to the Kelpies, Culross, St Andrews and Fife, with guide commentary and free time to explore.

“Great tour. Guide was courteous, generous and always wished to make the tour as wonderful as it could be. Would love to have the same guide on future tours. We were lucky to get him on two!”

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10.Private Tour – Edinburgh to St Andrews, Dunnottar Castle & Dundee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 9 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $795 per group

Private Edinburgh to St Andrews, Dunnottar Castle, and Dundee day trip with guided history, optional castle entry, and professional photo keepsakes.

“This was my FAVORITE tour of the three we did while staying in Edinburgh. While they were all great, this one was so personalized to my family. Lewis & John were awesome tour guides with tons of historical knowledge as well as a GREAT sense of humor. Dunnottar castle was our favorite castle of the many we got to see & tour. Can’t recommend this tour enough!”

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11.Private Tour to St Andrews and Scottish Coastal Villages

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $872 per group

Private day trip from Edinburgh to St Andrews and Scottish coastal villages, with Dunfermline Abbey, Culross, Crail, Anstruther fish and chips, and Old Course time.

“The whole trip was memorable … the towns, the food, the countryside and, as a golfer, visiting the Old Course at St. Andrews. But the absolute best was the atmosphere our guide created. Friendly, informative and extremely articulate, Justin is a walking encyclopedia of the history and geography of Scotland. We thoroughly enjoyed our day.”

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12.Edinburgh City Centre and St Andrews Private Driving Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $954 per group

Private driving day from Edinburgh to St Andrews with hotel pickup, golf stops, Leith pause, and flexible pacing for up to 7.

“Kevin was great. He was very knowledgeable. Pleasant drive to St. Andrews and walk on the 18th hole, followed by excellent fish and chips at Anstruther fish bar. Then we enjoyed a whisky tasting flight at Kingsbarns Distillery. All this in between showers, we never put on our rain coats!”

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13.St Andrews Private Personal Driving Day Tour Six Hours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $955 per group

A private 6-hour driver day from Edinburgh to St Andrews via world famous bridges and South Queensferry, with an Anstruther fish and chips stop.

“Will was an entertaining, knowledgeable host. He helped us experience St Andrews in a way we would have been unable to do on our own. We highly recommend him.”

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14.Edinburgh Airport to St Andrews plus return journey private transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $570 per group

Private luxury transfer between Edinburgh Airport and St Andrews, driver waiting in arrivals, bottled water, flight tracking, mobile ticket.

“Dominic was a pleasure. Great communication. Our fight was 2 hours late and Dominic was tracking it in the whole time and communicating with us.”

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15.Edinburgh to St Andrews private driving tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $1,120 per group

Private drive from Edinburgh to St Andrews. See the Old Course, University, cathedral ruins and Crail, with optional whisky and gin tasting.

“This excursion was personalized to our goals and Scott attended to every wish with thoughtfulness. We could not be happier.”

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