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Edinburgh Airport · Bus 17 to Leith

Bus 17 to Leith.
To Ocean Terminal in Leith, not Waverley station and Princes Street.

Lothian Buses, from stop b on the plaza outside the terminal to ocean terminal in leith.

35–59 min ride04:55–00:00

Priced per traveler.

Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.

TravelersEachTotal
1 adult£2.40£2.40
2 adults£2.40£4.80
3 adults£2.40£7.20
4 adults£2.40£9.60
5 adults£2.40£12
6 adults£2.40£14.40
7 adults£2.40£16.80
8 adults£2.40£19.20

The ordinary Lothian city single is £2.40 adult, £1.20 child, valid to and from the airport on this route. The £6.00 City DAY is valid here too — the only way a day-ticket holder reaches the airport without buying anything extra. After midnight the night single is £3.50.

How to get there

From arrivals to Ocean Terminal in Leith

Three steps once you have collected your bags.

01

Find the stop

Stop B on the plaza outside the terminal.

02

Buy your ticket

From the driver, a machine or the app.

03

Ride to Ocean Terminal in Leith

35–59 min.

Worth knowing

From the airport, the same on all seven days, roughly every 30 minutes; read from Lothian's timetable in force from 13 September 2026. The last bus at midnight reaches Ocean Terminal at 00:35.

From 13 September 2026 it no longer calls at Ingliston Park & Ride; that changes nothing for the airport stop.

A city bus with no luggage rack, every 30 minutes or so. Exact fare if you pay cash.

Where it takes you

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