Question 1

Is there a train station at Edinburgh Airport?

Accepted Answer

No — the tram is the rail link. Ride it to Edinburgh Gateway, Edinburgh Park or Haymarket for mainline services from ScotRail, LNER, TransPennine Express, CrossCountry and Avanti, or stay on to St Andrew Square and walk the last stretch to Waverley. Vending machines in the check-in hall sell combined tram-and-train tickets in one purchase.

Question 2

How do I get from Edinburgh Airport to the city centre?

Accepted Answer

Two options leave from directly outside the terminal. The tram departs the plaza every 7 minutes through the day (every 10 early and late) and takes about 30 minutes — an airport single is £7.90, an open return £9.50, slightly less bought online. The Airlink 100 express bus charges £6.00 single or £8.50 open return and runs 24/7, so it is the answer when the trams have finished; Lothian services 17 and 18 also serve the airport at ordinary city fares.

Question 3

How much does drop-off at Edinburgh Airport cost?

Accepted Answer

The charged zone on the ground floor of the multi-storey costs £8.50 for up to 10 minutes, then £1 per minute — card only, since every airport car park went cashless in July 2025. A free zone sits a 10-minute walk from the doors and allows 30 minutes at no charge, though there is no shuttle from it. Vehicles carrying a blue badge holder get one free hour in the car parks, validated with a 16-character code at the exit barrier.

Question 4

What is the liquids rule at Edinburgh Airport security?

Accepted Answer

Edinburgh was the first airport in Scotland to lift the 100ml restriction: containers of up to two litres now travel inside your hand luggage, and laptops and tablets stay packed as well. Metal and vacuum-walled bottles must go through empty. The airport itself warns that other airports may not have caught up — the one you fly home from could still enforce 100ml, so check before the return leg.

Question 5

Which airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport?

Accepted Answer

The official count is 37 airlines serving 155 destinations. The published contacts list runs from easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2.com, British Airways and Loganair through KLM, Lufthansa, Air France and Turkish Airlines to Emirates, Qatar Airways, United Airlines, Delta and Hainan Airlines — with a single terminal handling all of them.

Question 6

How early should I arrive at Edinburgh Airport?

Accepted Answer

The airport’s own advice is to time your arrival to the opening of your airline’s check-in desk — in its words, there is no point being here at 0400 if your desk opens at 0600. Morning passengers on Ryanair, easyJet, Jet2.com and British Airways can hand hold bags over the evening before through the free Twilight service (Ryanair 17:00–21:00, easyJet 16:00–20:00, Jet2.com 16:30–21:00, BA 16:00–20:00) and walk straight to security on the day.

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