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How do I get from Aberdeen airport to Aberdeen city center?
For one traveler the E7 coach to Union Street at £3.95, 16–30 min, is both the cheapest way in and the fastest. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the E7 coach to Union Street runs 04:39–01:11. Outside those hours, the Jet 727 bus to Union Square is what remains. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
Luggage
Two medium bags or one large suitcase, plus a small bag under the seat or overhead.
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The Jet 727 leaves from stance 1, directly outside the front of the main terminal building, the official bus to the city centre.
Tickets
On the 727, pay the driver by contactless, card or cash, or buy your ticket in the Stagecoach app before you board and show it to the driver.
The taxi rank
Official airport taxis wait directly outside the front of the terminal: turn left for the rank, where a forecourt co-ordinator helps. Fares are metered, about £20 to £25 to the city centre; all cars take cash and cards.
Finding the station
The nearest station is Dyce, about two miles away: a taxi costs about £12 and takes five to ten minutes. Some weekday 727s run on to Dyce station, about 20 minutes. Dyce is unstaffed; buy at its machine or online.
Uber and Bolt
Uber operates at Aberdeen International Airport. Request a ride after you land and the app gives step-by-step directions to the pickup point.
At night
The 727 keeps running after midnight: from the airport at 00:05, 00:35, then hourly at 01:35, 02:35, 03:35 and 04:35, every night, about 30 minutes to Union Square.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
727 · Stagecoach North ScotlandJet 727 bus to Union Square
From
Stance 1, directly outside the front of the terminal
To
Union Square bus station, beside the railway station, after stops on Broad Street and Union Street
Runs
All night
Journey
30–51 min
Singles from £5. Pay the driver by contactless, card or cash, or buy ahead in the Stagecoach app and show it to the driver.
Every 15 minutes by day, every 30 in the evening and hourly after midnight. Weekday runs that start at Dyce station take up to 51 minutes.
Check the exact single in the Stagecoach app before you travel: the airport prints only a starting price.
What is the best way from Aberdeen airport to Aberdeen city center?
For one traveler, the E7 coach to Union Street at £3.95, 16–30 min. The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Aberdeen airport to Aberdeen city center?
For one traveler, the E7 coach to Union Street at £3.95. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Aberdeen airport to Aberdeen city center by bus?
For one traveler the cheapest bus is the E7 coach to Union Street at £3.95, 16–30 min, and it is also the fastest. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Aberdeen by any means. See every option by bus
How long does it take to get from Aberdeen airport to Aberdeen city center?
E7 coach to Union Street: 16–30 min. Jet 727 bus to Union Square: 30–51 min
How far is Aberdeen airport from the city center?
Aberdeen Airport does not publish a distance to the city. By time: the fastest way in, the E7 coach to Union Street, takes 16–30 min.
Where is the train station at Aberdeen airport?
The nearest station is Dyce, about two miles away: a taxi costs about £12 and takes five to ten minutes. Some weekday 727s run on to Dyce station, about 20 minutes. Dyce is unstaffed; buy at its machine or online.
Is there Uber or Bolt at Aberdeen airport?
Uber operates at Aberdeen International Airport. Request a ride after you land and the app gives step-by-step directions to the pickup point.
Where do I catch the E7 coach to Union Street at Aberdeen airport?
Stance 2, outside the front of the terminal, booked ahead. It has to be booked ahead, so confirm the pickup point when you book.
Is there a train from Aberdeen airport to Aberdeen at night?
The E7 coach to Union Street runs 04:39–01:11. Outside those hours the Jet 727 bus to Union Square is what remains; it is from £5 for one traveler. About every 60 to 90 minutes: weekdays 04:39, 05:55, 07:09, then roughly hourly to 21:44, 23:17 and 01:11. Weekends from 04:54.
Does the E7 coach to Inverness go to Union Square bus station, beside the railway station, and Union Street?
Inverness is a separate city, about three hours away; this does not go to Aberdeen city centre.
Does the E11 coach to Braemar go to Union Square bus station, beside the railway station, and Union Street?
Braemar is a village in the Cairngorms, about 90 minutes away; this does not go to Aberdeen city centre.
Worth knowing
Two ways into town. The Jet 727 is the airport's own bus, from £5, every 15 minutes by day and hourly through the night. Ember's E7 coach costs £3.95 to Union Street, but only booked online, about hourly.
Ember's coaches board at stance 2, beside the 727, and stop only for passengers with a booking: book online up to 10 minutes before departure. Paying on board costs more, and no cash is taken.
Taxis are metered: about £20 to £25 to the city centre in light traffic, taking around 25 minutes, more when the roads are busy.
Aberdeen is outside Scotland's £2 bus fare cap, so the 727 costs its normal fare, unlike Glasgow's airport bus.
The airport is at Dyce, on the city's northern edge. Dyce railway station, about two miles away, has trains to Aberdeen and Inverness.
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