🚇 Public Transport near Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh • Last updated 2025-09-06 UTC
Edinburgh Trams
Edinburgh Trams operates the city's light-rail line linking Edinburgh Airport with the city centre, Leith and Newhaven. The airport stop is adjacent to the terminal via a covered walkway. Trams provide frequent, step-free services with dedicated spaces for wheelchairs and luggage, and easy interchange with rail at Edinburgh Gateway, Edinburgh Park Station and Haymarket, plus extensive connections with local buses.
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Newhaven ↔ Edinburgh Airport
Single continuous tram line between Edinburgh Airport and Newhaven via Ingliston Park & Ride, Edinburgh Gateway, Gyle Centre, Edinburgh Park, Haymarket, West End - Princes Street, Princes Street, St Andrew Square and Picardy Place, then down Leith Walk and Constitution Street to the waterfront and Newhaven. Interchange with rail is available at Edinburgh Gateway, Edinburgh Park Station and Haymarket.
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Lothian Buses
Lothian Buses is the principal municipal bus operator for Edinburgh and the Lothians, running a comprehensive day and night network. The operator provides dedicated airport service Airlink 100 and city routes that directly serve Edinburgh Airport, offering frequent, accessible links between the terminal, the city centre and suburban areas across north and south Edinburgh.
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Airlink 100
Express bus linking Edinburgh Airport with the city centre at Waverley Bridge, operating 24/7. Limited-stop service via the A8 with key stops at Maybury, Edinburgh Zoo/Corstorphine, Haymarket and the West End, providing fast, frequent connections between the terminal and central Edinburgh.
Service 17
City route providing a direct link between Edinburgh Airport and the north of the city, serving Drum Brae, Clermiston, Blackhall, Muirhouse, Granton and Newhaven before terminating at Ocean Terminal. Standard city fares apply on this service to and from the airport.
Service 18
City route linking Edinburgh Airport with the south and east of the city to Fort Kinnaird. Serves Sighthill, Westside Plaza (Wester Hailes), Oxgangs, Mortonhall, Kaimes and the Royal Infirmary, offering frequent local-stop connections to and from the airport.
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