Jump in your car
Driving to the airport might be the best option for you and Edinburgh Airport is just 5 minutes from the M9, one of Scotland's main motorways, making it accessible from all areas of the country. We're also about 20 minutes from Edinburgh city centre so you can be enjoying the delights of our capital city not long after you land!
With plenty parking options and fantastic rental services, you can get your journey into gear with ease.
Finding us
Need help getting here? Our postcode is EH12 9DN for any Sat Nav users.
Dropping-off or picking-up?
If you're swinging by to drop-off or pick-up your nearest or dearest, our designated areas are ideally located just outside the Terminal building.
Dropping-off
The charged drop-off zone has been designed to enable a quick, easy and safe drop-off area for your passengers, located on the ground floor of the multi-storey car park, just opposite the Terminal. Just follow the signs for charged drop-off for easy way-finding.
Where is the drop-off zone? | Ground floor of the Multi-storey |
0-5 mins | £2.00 |
5-10 mins | £4.00 |
10-15 mins | £10.00 |
15 mins - 1 hour | £15.00 |
Thereafter | £15.00 per hour |
Entry/Exit | Barrier controlled |
Payment method | Cash, card, contactless and mobile payments |
Max stay? | 2 hours. No unattended cars |
Blue badge holders | FREE for 1 hour |
Vehicles allowed | Cars, motorbikes, minibus* |
Height restrictions | Max height 2.2 m (7.2 ft) |
Other restrictions | No taxi or private hire pick-ups |
Picking-up
Use our dedicated pick-up zone, conveniently located on the ground floor of the multi-storey car park outside the Terminal building.
So we can all flysafe we're asking you to stay in your car whilst you're collecting passengers. This helps us to support social distancing in the terminal for those who are travelling.
Where is the pick-up zone? | Ground floor of the Multi-storey |
First 15 minutes | £5.00 |
15-30 min | £9.00 |
30 min - 1 hour | £12.00 |
1-3 hours | £18.00 |
Thereafter | Charged at Terminal parking rates |
Entry/Exit | Barrier controlled |
Payment method | Cash, card, contactless and mobile payments |
Max stay? | 2 hours |
Blue badge holders | FREE for 1 hour |
Vehicles allowed | Cars, motorbikes, minibus |
Height restrictions | Max height 2.2 m (7.2 ft) |
FREE drop-off and pick-up
We have a free drop-off and pick-up area which is over at our Long Stay car park. Normally we have regular shuttle buses running between the terminal and the car park but these are not operating at the moment due to the Covid-19 situation, so please keep this in mind when deciding which area to use.
Where is the free pick-up & drop-off zone? | Long Stay car park |
0-30 mins | FREE |
30 mins - 1 hour | £7.00 |
Entry/Exit | Barrier controlled - take a ticket |
Payment method | Cash and card |
Max stay? | No - charges will apply after 30 minutes |
Blue badge holders | Yes |
Vehicles allowed | Cars, motorbikes, minibus |
Height restrictions | No |
