Airport Buses

Let’s all flysafe

For thousands of holidaymakers, the excitement begins on our buses. Business commuters and airport staff also rely on us to get them to and from the airport on time.

We operate four services:

Frequent express service: Airport to City Centre

Departures from South St David Street:
04:00 – then every 30 minutes – 00:00

Departures from Edinburgh Airport:
04:30 – then every 30 minutes – 00:30

No services on Christmas Day

Timetable

Airport to Ocean Terminal via North Edinburgh
04:10 – 00:00 every 30 minutes
Timetable

Airport to Surgeons’ Hall via West Edinburgh
04:45 – 20:07 up to every hour
Timetable

Airport to Fort Kinnaird via South Edinburgh
04:20 – 22:35 up to every 30 minutes
Timetable

Services

Tickets

Ticket Adult Child

Single Ticket

 £4.50 £2.00

Open Return

 £7.50 £3.00

Network Day Ticket

Unlimited travel on all Lothian, Lothian Country, East Coast Buses, Airlink, Skylink and Edinburgh Trams services. It also covers NightBus and East Coast Buses' NightHawk services until 04.30 the following morning.

 £10.00 £5.00

Buy your tickets from

Your driver on the bus (contactless payment preferred. If paying cash we cannot give change)

Contactless on Airlink & Skylink buses

M-tickets through the app

Buy your tickets online
 

For best value, travel with our season ticket Ridacard

Ridacard offers unlimited travel on Lothian, NightBus, Airlink, Skylink, Lothian Country and EastCoastbuses (city zones a & b).

Where to find your bus at Edinburgh Airport

Where to find your bus in Edinburgh City Centre

All of our airport buses feature:

Dedicated baggage area

Free Wi-Fi

USB charging points

Next stop announcements

Notes on tickets:

  • All Airport tickets can be used on either Airlink or Skylink.
  • Citysingles, Citysmart cards, DAYtickets, LATEtickets and NIGHTtickets are not valid for any journey on Airlink and are not valid on Skylink journeys between Airport Hotels and Edinburgh Airport.
  • National Concession (inc Young Person Concession) Cards are valid on Airlink & Skylink.
  • Ridacards are valid on all Airlink and Skylink journeys.
  • Network DAYtickets are valid on all Airlink and Skylink journeys.
  • Airlink & Skylink Single Fares (Adult £2.50 / Child £1.50) are available on journeys between Edinburgh Airport and Maybury/Gyle Centre and for Airlink also on journeys between Airport Hotels and Edinburgh City Centre.
  • Return Tickets are open-ended and the return journey can be taken when needed.
  • Pre-purchased Online and Agent Ticket Vouchers can only be used on Airlink.