Arrival and transport

Edinburgh Airport: getting into the city

Ways to reach Edinburgh from the airport, with times only where the airport or an operator publishes them, plus assistance and the official site.

Facts last checked 25 Oct 2026. Britlens is independent: see our editorial policy.

Tram stop platform at Edinburgh Airport with a tram waiting and a departure display overhead
Tram stop platform at Edinburgh Airport with a tram waiting and a departure display overheadPhoto: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0
Edinburgh tram at the Edinburgh Park Central stop
Edinburgh tram at the Edinburgh Park Central stopPhoto: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0
Maroon and white Lothian double-decker bus on the North Bridge in Edinburgh
Maroon and white Lothian double-decker bus on the North Bridge in EdinburghPhoto: Grendelkhan, CC BY-SA 4.0

Place photos come from our Edinburgh guide; each links to the page that lists the place.

Is it operating?

The airport's own pages were read on 25 October 2026.1

Into the city centre

  • Tram. The airport says "journeys between the airport and the city centre take 30-minutes" and that trams depart "every 7 minutes, between 6:30am and 7pm, and every 10 minutes early in the morning and later in the evening". The timetable is on the Edinburgh Trams site.1 Official page for Tram (opens in new tab)
  • Bus. The airport lists the Airlink 100, service 17 and service 18. Lothian describes Airlink as "24/7 departures between Edinburgh Airport and the City Centre" with a "30-minute journey".2,3 Official page for Bus (opens in new tab)

For fares and city passes, see local transport. For live disruption, use the travel status links.

Assistance and accessibility

The airport has a special assistance and additional needs page covering getting to and from the airport, security, assistance dogs, electric mobility aids and SignLive. Its text does not state a notice period.4

Airport assistance information (opens in new tab). More on getting around with a disability: accessible travel.

In our guides

Official site

Edinburgh Airport official website (opens in new tab)1

Other airports

London airports: Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, Stansted Airport, Luton Airport, London City Airport. Elsewhere: Manchester Airport, Birmingham Airport, Bristol Airport, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, East Midlands Airport, Leeds Bradford Airport, Newcastle International Airport, Glasgow Airport, Aberdeen International Airport, Inverness Airport, Belfast International Airport, George Best Belfast City Airport, Cardiff Airport, Cornwall Airport Newquay, Exeter Airport, Southampton Airport, Bournemouth Airport, London Southend Airport, Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Kirkwall Airport, Sumburgh Airport, Stornoway Airport. The airports hub lists them all.

Sources

Pages we opened and read on 25 Oct 2026, and sites we could not read. Timetables, fares and rules change: check the source before you travel.

  1. Edinburgh Airport: trams (opens in new tab), Edinburgh Airport.
  2. Edinburgh Airport: buses and coaches (opens in new tab), Edinburgh Airport.
  3. Lothian Buses (opens in new tab), Lothian Buses.
  4. Edinburgh Airport: special assistance and additional needs (opens in new tab), Edinburgh Airport.