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Airlink 100.
To Waverley Bridge.
Lothian Buses, from stop a on the plaza outside the terminal to waverley bridge.
Priced per traveler.
Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.
| Travelers | Each | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 adult | £6 | £6 |
| 2 adults | £6 | £12 |
| 3 adults | £6 | £18 |
| 4 adults | £6 | £24 |
| 5 adults | £6 | £30 |
| 6 adults | £6 | £36 |
| 7 adults | £6 | £42 |
| 8 adults | £6 | £48 |
The Airport Single is £6.00 in cash (exact fare), by contactless at the door, or in the app; children 5 to 15 pay £3.00, and up to three under-fives ride free with a paying adult. An open return is £8.50 (£4.25 child); a family open return for two adults and three children is £22.00. The £6.00 City DAY is not valid on the Airlink, but the £14.00 Network DAY is.
From arrivals to Waverley Bridge
Three steps once you have collected your bags.
Find the stop
Stop A on the plaza outside the terminal.
Buy your ticket
From the driver, a machine or the app.
Ride to Waverley Bridge
24–41 min.
Worth knowing
Lothian's timetable makes the ride 24 minutes at night and early morning, 36 through most of the day and 39 to 41 in the peaks. The airport calls it "an average of 30 minutes".
It runs all night, every night, but expect up to 40 minutes between buses from 01:00 to 04:00 — timetables disagree on the exact departures. Night journeys do not run on the mornings of 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
The Princes Street set-down stop is closed "until further notice" after the fire of 9 July 2026: buses set down at Shandwick Place or Hanover Street instead, then Waverley Bridge as usual.
Paying cash on board needs the exact fare. Contactless at the door is the same £6.00 and, on the same card all day, caps at the £14.00 Network DAY — which is only worth reaching if you also return to the airport the same day.