- From
- The tram stop on the plaza outside the terminal, under a covered walkway
- To
- St Andrew Square, the stop nearest Waverley, via Haymarket and Princes Street; the tram continues to Leith and Newhaven
- Luggage
- Six luggage racks on each tram, including racks for large suitcases, by the operator's own account.
- Runs
- 06:30–22:52
- Journey
- 35 min
It costs £7.90 because the airport is its own fare zone; every other stop is the £2.40 City Zone. Only the Airport Single works here — any city ticket, a City DAY or the daily contactless cap is invalid, and the on-board fare is £10.
Buy or activate before you board: the operator has a pre-purchase policy and machine tickets must be used within 30 minutes of purchase.
If you pay by tapping a card or phone, tap off at your stop with the same card. A missed tap-off is charged as a full Airport Zone fare and does not count towards any cap; a different card tapped off is two incomplete journeys.
Journey time is 35 minutes to St Andrew Square, 32 to Princes Street and 25 to Haymarket. Since Princes Street reopened on 29 August 2026 after a fire, trams pass through it under a 15 mph limit until further notice.
The last tram from the airport is 22:52 and the first 06:30. Outside those hours the Airlink, £1.90 cheaper, is the public transport.
The tram pays for itself only by where it goes: Leith, Newhaven and the Edinburgh Gateway rail interchange. For Waverley and Princes Street the Airlink does the same job for less.
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