How do I get from Edinburgh airport to Leith?

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

Bus 17 to Leith: £2.40 for one traveler, 35–59 min. It leaves you at Ocean Terminal in Leith, via Clermiston, Blackhall, Drylaw, Muirhouse and Newhaven. Bus 17 reaches Ocean Terminal on a £2.40 city single, about 50 minutes by day and 35 late evening; the tram costs £7.90 and takes 54 minutes to the same stop. Take the tram only for The Shore or Foot of the Walk without a change, or after the 17's last bus at midnight.

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

2 ways to Leith

For Edinburgh generally we recommend the Airlink 100; for Leith the answer changes.

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The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

Bus 17 to Leith

17 · Lothian Buses

35–59 min rideEvery 30 min04:55–00:00

Stop B on the plaza outside the terminalOcean Terminal in Leith

£2.40total for 1 adult£2.40 eachBuy ticketOn Lothian Buses

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Stop B on the plaza outside the terminal

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.

Hours. 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.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Tram

Edinburgh Trams

Edinburgh Trams · Edinburgh Trams

52–54 min rideEvery 7 min06:30–22:52

The tram stop on the plaza outside the terminalOcean Terminal tram stop

Luggage 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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Bus 17 reaches Ocean Terminal on a £2.40 city single, about 50 minutes by day and 35 late evening; the tram costs £7.90 and takes 54 minutes to the same stop. Take the tram only for The Shore or Foot of the Walk without a change, or after the 17's last bus at midnight.

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

Your destination

Straight there.

Ocean Terminal, The Shore and the Leith Walk hotels, at the far end of the tram line.

Edinburgh Airport

Follow the signs

Stop B on the plaza outside the terminal

Bus 17 to Leith · 35–59 min

Leith

Bus 17 to Leith serves Leith. Airlink 100 does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Bus 17 to Leith runs 04:55–00:00, and the Edinburgh Trams runs 06:30–22:52. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Leith

Find the stop

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

Choose Bus 17 to Leith

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Leith

35–59 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Four pay £9.60 on the cheapest way to Leith 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.

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Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the Airlink 100 stop at Leith?

No. It runs to Waverley Bridge.

What if my flight arrives late?

How far is Leith from the centre?