We operate three services to and from Edinburgh Airport, including Airlink 100 – our frequent express service taking you straight to the city centre 24/7
Airport to Ocean Terminal via North Edinburgh
04:10 – 00:00 every 30 minutes
Airport to Fort Kinnaird via South Edinburgh
04:20 – 22:35 up to every 30 minutes
Airport Fares and Ticketing
| Airport Single |
| Single journey to or from Edinburgh Airport on Airlink or Skylink. |
Adult
£4.50 |
Child 5-15 year old
£2.00 |
| Airport Open Return |
| Return journey to or from Edinburgh Airport on Airlink or Skylink. |
Adult £7.50 |
Child 5-15 year old £3.00 |
Family up to 2 adults and 3 children £18.00 |
| Network Day Ticket |
| Unlimited travel on all Lothian, Lothian Country, East Coast Buses, Airlink, Skylink and Edinburgh Trams services. Includes travel on night services until 04.30 the following morning. |
Adult £10.00 |
Child 5-15 year old £5.00 |
m-tickets
Download the m-ticket app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store to pre-purchase Adult or Family tickets. Please note, m-tickets are valid for one adult per phone, unless you have activated a 2 Adult Airport Return ticket (which is valid for two adults per phone), or a Family Airport Return ticket (which is valid for up to two adults and up to three children per phone).
Once purchased, just activate your m-ticket as you board the bus and show your phone screen to the driver. You have up to 180 days from purchase to activate and use your m-tickets. Find out more about m-tickets.
Or pay on the bus using:
Contactless
| TapTapCap Capped contactless payments, with Daily and Weekly capping |
| Who is it for? |
 Adults – one passenger per contactless card or device |
| How does it work? |
| On Airport services, please let the driver know where you’re travelling to and whether you’d like to record a Single or Return journey. Once prompted, tap your contactless card or device and collect your ticket – if you asked for a Return, please keep your ticket to show the driver on your return journey. |
Tickets Purchase tickets using contactless (without capping) |
| Who is it for? |
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| How does it work? |
Ask the driver for the ticket or tickets you need and wait for the driver to prompt you to tap your contactless card or device. Capping cannot be applied to this type of contactless, so please take care to ask for the appropriate ticket. |
Adults – one passenger per contactless card or device
Child & Family Tickets
Group Tickets
On Airport services, please let the driver know where you’re travelling to and whether you’d like to record a Single or Return journey. Once prompted, tap your contactless card or device and collect your ticket – if you asked for a Return, please keep your ticket to show the driver on your return journey.
With TapTapCap we automatically charge the best daily or weekly fare depending on the journeys you make. Use the same card or mobile payment device to record TapTapCap journeys all day or all week across our whole network to benefit from daily or weekly capping.
Please see our Contactless guide to find out more
We accept Visa and Mastercard (including Maestro) cards that display the contactless symbol, or that have been added to Apple Pay and Google Pay
American Express is not accepted. Please be aware that cards issued outside of the UK may incur overseas transaction fees applied by your bank or card issuer. Find out more about using contactless on our services.
Cash
Please be aware that the exact fare is needed when paying with cash on our buses because our drivers cannot give change.
Notes on Airport fares:
- Ridacards are valid for all journeys on Airport services
- Eligible Scottish National Entitlement Card holders travel free on day services (not valid on Airlink night services which depart South St David Street between 00:30 – 04:00; and depart Edinburgh Airport between 01:00 – 04:30)
- Up to 3 children under 5 years old travel free with a fare-paying passenger.
- Single Fares (Adult £2.50 / Child £1.50) are available on Airlink and Skylink journeys between Edinburgh Airport and Maybury/Gyle Centre, and on Airlink journeys between Maybury and Edinburgh City Centre.
- Citysingles, Citysmart cards, DAYtickets, LATEtickets and NIGHTtickets are not valid for any journey on Airlink and are not valid on Skylink for journeys between Maybury and Edinburgh City Centre.
- Pre-purchased Agent Ticket Vouchers can only be used on Airlink.
Route Maps
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