Flights from Edinburgh

Airport Edinburgh EDI

Edinburgh Airport, often called Turnhouse Aerodrome, is located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The airport is operated by BAA plc, which also owns the airports Aberdeen, Glasgow International, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, London-Stansted and Southampton. The 8th largest airport in the United Kingdom is located 13 km or 8 miles west of Edinburgh city centre and provides a link between the city and many European cities and the growing international long-distance flight network. The airport is used as a hub for many scheduled airlines and low-cost airlines such as Aer Lingus, Easyjet and flybe.

Top domestic flights from Edinburgh go to London Gatwick and Heathrow, while flights to Edinburgh from Birmingham are also popular. Top destinations for holidays from Edinburgh airport are the beach resorts in Spain with flights to Malaga and Ibiza for example. Most popular destinations from Edinburgh airport include Frankfurt and Paris, but also Alicante, Brussels, New York, Palma de Mallorca and Prague. New York is the most popular long-haul destination, with airports in Spain, such as Malaga and Alicante counting as favourite tourist destination with charter flights and scheduled services.

• URL: Official website
• Parking: Yes, the short and long stay car parks may be used on payment of a fee. All car parks are close to the terminal or linked via shuttle.
• Nearby cities: Edinburgh (11 km), Glasgow (56 km), Dundee (66 km)
• Directions by car: Motorways M9, M90 and the A8
• Stations: Main railway station Waverly Station is in the centre of Edinburgh; Edinburgh Haymarket Station.

Location

Car: the airport is easy to reach following the A8 from Glasgow to Edinburgh or the M8 and M9 motorways. Edinburgh airport is 8 miles from the city centre.

Sat Nav postcode: EH12 9DN

Train: Following the privatisation of the BAA, the airport is in the process of being linked to the Edinburgh Tram Network etc. Most trains leave from Edinburgh Haymarket Station or Waverley station, which are on the main route between the airport and the city centre.

Coach and bus: A link between the airport and the city centre of Edinburgh as well as the Inverkeithing Railway Station in Fife is momentarily provided by the Express buses (Airlink 100). Lothian Buses provides a bus service with its route 35 running between the airport and Leith’s Ocean Terminal via South Gyle, Sighthill and Fountainbridge. Airdirect 747 has been in operation since 20.02.2006 by Stagecoach, linking the airport with Inverkeithing Railway Station and Ferrytoll Park & Ride. Edinburgh’s central station Waverly is in the city centre and may be reached by bus. Most trains also go from Edinburgh Haymarket Station, which is to be found on the main route between the airport and the city centre.

Taxis: three taxi companies have taxi ranks at Edinburgh airport.

Edinburgh airport hotels: The Travelodge or Hilton Edinburgh Airport hotel are all close to the airport. Some airport hotels have free parking facilities.

Car hire: several car rental companies have offices in the new Edinburgh airport car rental centre; these inlcude: Alamo, Euopcar or Avis for example.