A&E

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary A&E Waiting Times

NHS Grampian

Latest report
12 hr
10 Oct 07:27
Average
12 hr
1 report
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Community reported wait times

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Nearby A&E & urgent care
Cumberland Infirmary A&E
159.3 mi away
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Penrith Community Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
174.3 mi away
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Keswick Community Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
180.4 mi away
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West Cumberland Hospital A&E
189.7 mi away
Long wait
Causeway Area Hospital A&E
223.5 mi away
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Royal Aberdeen Hospital, Peterhead Community Hospital and Jubilee Hospital.

Contact & location
Foresterhill Road, Aberdeen, AB252ZN
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
Sunday TodayOpen 24 hours
Getting here
Train stations
Aberdeen Rail Station31 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
12 routes·2 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (at, north-west)2 min walk to A&E
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (opp, south-east)2 min walk to A&E
Cornhill Terrace (opp, south-west)3 min walk to A&E
9UFirst BusOld Aberdeen ↔ Westburn
Cornhill Terrace (at, eastbound)3 min walk to A&E
9UFirst BusWestburn ↔ Old Aberdeen
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (Stand A) (E-bound, eastbound)4 min walk to A&E
10StagecoachAberdeen ↔ Inverurie
10AStagecoachAberdeen ↔ Inverurie
3First BusCove Bay ↔ Mastrick
35StagecoachAberdeen ↔ Oldmeldrum
3AFirst BusCove Bay ↔ Mastrick
3SFirst BusAltens ↔ Mastrick
4StagecoachAberdeen ↔ Westhill
59StagecoachTorry ↔ Northfield
64StagecoachAberdeen ↔ Inverurie
64AStagecoachAberdeen ↔ Inverurie
9UFirst BusOld Aberdeen ↔ Westburn
X35StagecoachAberdeen ↔ Oldmeldrum
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About Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department on Foresterhill Road in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, part of NHS Grampian. Classified by NHS Scotland as a Type 1 emergency department: consultant-led, with full resuscitation facilities and open 24 hours a day.

Official NHS Scotland performance

48.1%seen within 4 hours
3,890attendances in July 2026
65.5%Scotland average for major emergency departments

Public Health Scotland publishes these figures weekly; this is the site's own return for July 2026. That is below the Scotland average of 65.5% for major emergency departments over the same month. Scotland also reports longer thresholds: 79.9% of patients here were seen within 8 hours and 93.3% within 12 hours.

Attendances by year

NHS yearAttendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours
2014-15 (2 months)6,5183,25988.6%
2015-1657,3154,77693.3%
2016-1757,4194,78592.7%
2017-1858,4944,87490.5%
2018-1961,6385,13689.5%
2019-2061,3915,11686.2%
2020-2143,7233,64486.5%
2021-2250,2374,18668.6%
2022-2353,4044,45050.6%
2023-2455,4514,62148.1%
2024-2555,1044,59245.6%
2025-2657,4444,78740.6%
2026-27 (4 months)20,2455,06145.9%

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary?

The live waiting time for the A&E at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated. Times are reported by recent visitors and carry a community badge - after your own visit you can submit your wait time in a few seconds to help the next person.

When is the A&E at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary quietest?

Patterns vary by hospital, but across UK urgent and emergency care the quietest window is usually the early morning, roughly 4am to 7am, with demand building through the afternoon and peaking in the evening. Friday and Saturday nights and Monday mornings are typically the busiest periods. See our guide to the best time to visit for more detail.

How long will I wait at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary A&E?

Patients are triaged on arrival and the most urgent cases are always seen first, so your wait depends on how serious your condition is and how busy the department is. In Scotland the standard is for 95% of patients to be admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival. The live figure on this page shows how Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is doing right now.

How often are the waiting times on this page updated?

This page updates whenever a visitor submits a new wait time, so freshness depends on recent reports - each entry shows when that person visited. If you have been to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Is the A&E at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary open 24 hours?

Yes - the A&E at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. In a life-threatening emergency always call 999.

Where is Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and how do I get there?

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is at Foresterhill Road, Aberdeen, AB252ZN. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.
About this data
This hospital does not currently have a live data source. The waiting times shown here are reported by visitors and may not reflect current conditions. You can see how we source data for every hospital on our data sources page. Department labels shown (e.g. A&E, MIU, UTC) are our interpretation of the source data and may not match the hospital’s own terminology. If any information is incorrect, please let us know.
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