How do I get from Edinburgh airport to Haymarket?

Q: How do I get from Edinburgh airport to Haymarket?

Airlink 100: £6 for one traveler, 16–27 min. It leaves you at Haymarket Station stop, outside the station. Both the tram (25 minutes) and the Airlink (about 16 to 27 minutes) stop at Haymarket before Princes Street, for the same fare as the full ride. For a Glasgow train, get off here — going on to Waverley just adds ten minutes. Haymarket also has trains to Fife, Inverness, Aberdeen, North Berwick and London.

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Airport to destination · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to Haymarket

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Airlink 100

100 · Lothian Buses

16–27 min rideEvery 10 minRuns all night

Stop A on the plaza outside the terminalHaymarket Station stop

24-hour service

£6total for 1 adult£6 eachBuy ticket2 places to buy

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Stop A on the plaza outside the terminal, by the Edinburgh sign

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.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Tram

Edinburgh Trams

Edinburgh Trams · Edinburgh Trams

25 min rideEvery 7 min06:30–22:52

The tram stop on the plaza outside the terminalHaymarket tram stop

Non-stopLuggage space

£7.90total for 1 adult£7.90 eachBuy ticketOn Edinburgh Trams

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. The tram stop on the plaza outside the terminal, under a covered walkway

The Airport Single is £7.90 at the platform machine or in the app, £7.50 bought in advance online. Children 5 to 15 pay £4.00; up to three infants travel free with a paying passenger. An Airport Open Return is £9.50 (£5.00 child); a family airport open return for two adults and three children is £28.00. The £2.40 city single, the £6.00 City DAY and the £5.70 daily contactless cap are all void at the airport stop.

Luggage. Six luggage racks on each tram, including racks for large suitcases, by the operator's own account.

Hours. From the airport, seven days a week. Every 7 minutes from 06:30 to 19:00 on weekdays and from 09:30 to 21:00 at weekends, every 10 minutes otherwise. Towards the airport the last tram leaves St Andrew Square at 00:16 on weekdays.

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Both the tram (25 minutes) and the Airlink (about 16 to 27 minutes) stop at Haymarket before Princes Street, for the same fare as the full ride. For a Glasgow train, get off here — going on to Waverley just adds ten minutes. Haymarket also has trains to Fife, Inverness, Aberdeen, North Berwick and London.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Edinburgh Airport into Edinburgh

Your destination

Straight there.

The West End station: trains to Glasgow, and the first city-center stop for both the tram and the Airlink.

Edinburgh Airport

Follow the signs

Stop A on the plaza outside the terminal

Airlink 100 · 16–27 min

Haymarket

Airlink 100 serves Haymarket.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Edinburgh Trams runs 06:30–22:52. Outside those hours, the Airlink 100 is what remains. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Haymarket

Find the stop

Stop A on the plaza outside the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Airlink 100

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Haymarket

16–27 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Four pay £24 on the cheapest way to Haymarket on this page. The car meets you in arrivals and drives to your door. £52 is what Welcome Pickups charges to the centre of Edinburgh; it quotes the fare for your own address when you book ahead.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Edinburgh Trams runs 06:30–22:52. Outside those hours, the Airlink 100 is what remains.

How far is Haymarket from the centre?