Getting There By Air

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Flights to Edinburgh are offered by a number of different carriers including British Airways, BMI, KLM and Jet2.com. Cheap flights to Edinburgh are also available thanks to a wide range of low cost airlines, such as Ryanair and easyJet. New Year and the summer festival season are among the most expensive times to fly to Edinburgh so avoid these periods in order to buy a cheap flight to Edinburgh.

Edinburgh International Airport (EDI)
Tel: 0844 481 8989.
Website: www.edinburghairport.com

Edinburgh airport is located 12km (8 miles) west of the city centre.

Airport facilities
Facilities include bureaux de change and ATMs, tourist information desk, hotel reservations desk, left luggage, lost property, shops including duty-free shops, , bars, restaurants and car hire with Avis, Budget, Hertz, Alamo and Europcar, all located in a dedicated car rental building.

Transport to the city
The Airlink bus, operated by Lothian Buses (tel: (0131) 555 6363; www.flybybus.com) runs from outside the terminal building to the city centre at Waverley Bridge (opposite Waverley railway station) via Haymarket station (journey time – 25 minutes). These buses operate regularly, except on the 25th of December, throughout the day and evening. At night they are replaced with a half-hourly night-bus service (bus N22).

Taxis are available from the taxi rank to the left of the terminal exit or by calling Onward Travel (tel: (0131) 333 2255) A trip to the city centre (journey time - 20 minutes) costs approximately £20. Access to the city by car is along the A8.

Approximate flight times to Edinburgh
From London - 1 hour; from New York - 8 hours 30 minutes.