How much is Edinburgh Airport parking?
Scotland's busiest airport with frequent off-airport shuttles every 5-10 minutes.
Cheapest parking at Edinburgh Airport right now: Plane Parking Refundable (on-airport), £113.97 for 8 days, about £14.25 a day, the lowest of the 12 car parks we compare, checked .
- Park and ride: from £123.97, Flying Scot at Low Cost
- Meet and greet: from £243.96, Drop & Go - Large Vehicles
- On-airport (official car parks): from £113.97, Plane Parking Refundable
Compare airport parking at Edinburgh
12 car parks priced live for an 8-day stay, Plane Parking Refundable cheapest.
| Type | Park Mark | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plane Parking Refundable Plane Parking Refundable | On-Airport | £113.97Cheapest | £14.25/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(277) | View |
Flying Scot at Low Cost Flying Scot at Low Cost | Park & Ride | £123.97 | £15.50/day | 10 min shuttle | — | 4(154) | View |
Low Cost Parking Low Cost Parking | Park & Ride | £123.97 | £15.50/day | 10 min shuttle | Yes | 5(1168) | View |
Drop & Go Flex Drop & Go Flex | Park & Ride | £123.97 | £15.50/day | Shuttle | Yes | 5(21) | View |
Fast Park Refundable Fast Park Refundable | On-Airport | £133.97 | £16.75/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(349) | View |
Secure Airparks - Self Park Secure Airparks | Park & Ride | £154.97 | £19.37/day | 1 min shuttle | Yes | 5(303) | View |
Long Stay Refundable Long Stay Refundable | On-Airport | £173.97 | £21.75/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(179) | View |
Mid Stay Refundable Mid Stay Refundable | On-Airport | £203.97 | £25.50/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(41) | View |
Drop & Go - Large Vehicles Drop & Go | Meet & Greet | £243.96 | £30.50/day | At terminal | — | New | View |
Terminal Surface Refundable Terminal Surface Refundable | On-Airport | £245.97 | £30.75/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(91) | View |
Terminal Multi-Storey & FastTRACK (P) Terminal Multi-Storey & FastTRACK (P) | On-Airport | £256.97 | £32.12/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 4.5(72) | View |
Secure Airparks - Park & Ride - Large Vehicles Secure Airparks | Park & Ride | £305.96 | £38.24/day | 1 min shuttle | — | New | View |
Park & Ride
5 at Edinburgh, from Flying Scot at Low Cost
Meet & Greet
1 at Edinburgh, from Drop & Go - Large Vehicles
On-Airport
6 at Edinburgh, from Plane Parking Refundable
Meet & Greet vs Park & Ride at Edinburgh
Drop & Go - Large Vehicles is the cheapest meet and greet here at £30.50 a day, and Flying Scot at Low Cost the cheapest park and ride at £15.50: £15.00 a day to skip Flying Scot at Low Cost's shuttle (about 10 minutes each way).
One meet and greet service on sale at Edinburgh: Drop & Go - Large Vehicles.
5 park and ride services on sale at Edinburgh: Flying Scot at Low Cost, Low Cost Parking, Drop & Go Flex, Secure Airparks - Self Park and 1 more. Shuttles run 1 to 10 minutes.
Is Edinburgh expensive, and does booking early help?
At Edinburgh, booking 30 days ahead instead of 2 saves £120.00 on a 8-day stay.
- 2d ahead
- £153.97
- 14d ahead
- £63.97
- 30d ahead
- £33.97
- 60d ahead
- £33.97
At its best price, Edinburgh is the 1st cheapest of the 18 UK airports we price, against a national middle of £54.48 (full index).
Index rebuilt 7 October 2026.
About Edinburgh
Scotland's busiest airport.
Edinburgh is Scotland's busiest airport and one of the UK's largest. It handles around 15.8 million passengers a year from a single terminal, with a strong mix of domestic, short-haul European and a growing long-haul network that includes year-round services to North America and the Middle East.
Major carriers include British Airways, easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, Lufthansa, KLM, Delta and United. Edinburgh's combination of business and leisure traffic means terminals are reasonably busy throughout the day rather than peaking sharply at certain times.
The airport's flat, open site to the west of Edinburgh has plenty of room for parking. The tram link from central Edinburgh provides a fast public-transport option that few other UK airports can match.
Getting to EDI
From the city, take the A8 west, about 25 minutes. The M8 and M9 are both within 10 minutes of the airport for traffic from Glasgow and Stirling.
There's no main-line rail station at the airport itself; the nearest is Edinburgh Park, served by the tram and by ScotRail trains.
Edinburgh Trams run from the airport to central Edinburgh (York Place) every 7-10 minutes, journey time around 35 minutes. Lothian Buses' Airlink 100 runs frequent direct service to Waverley Station. National Express coaches link to Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness and beyond.
The tram connects with most central Edinburgh hotels via Princes Street, St Andrew Square and York Place.
How parking works at Edinburgh
Official car parks are Short Stay (multi-storey, attached to terminal), Mid Stay (5-minute walk) and Long Stay (5-minute shuttle). Edinburgh also operates a Plaza Premium valet at the front of the terminal.
Off-airport operators concentrate along the Glasgow Road and around Newbridge to the north-west of the airport. Many shuttles run every 8-12 minutes during peak hours and undercut the airport's own long-stay by 25-40%.
Tips travellers wish they'd known
- Edinburgh Trams are the cheapest way from the city centre, far cheaper than driving and parking for short trips.
- Long-stay shuttle queues build up on Sunday evenings during summer, allow extra time on busy nights.
- Newbridge-side off-airport sites generally have shorter shuttle times than those along the Glasgow Road.
- Terminal drop-off costs £8.50 for up to 10 minutes (from 18 May 2026), then £1 a minute; the free option is the Long Stay car park, free for up to 30 minutes, about a 10-minute walk from the terminal.
- Mid Stay is often the best balance of cost and walking distance for 2-4 night trips.
EDI questions, answered
How much is parking at Edinburgh Airport?+
Plane Parking Refundable (on-airport parking) is the cheapest at Edinburgh right now: £113.97 for 8 days, about £14.25 a day, out of 12 car parks we compare. Flying Scot at Low Cost is next at £123.97. Edinburgh Airport's drive-up rates make eight days £185 in Plane Parking, its official budget car park, and £340 in Long Stay. The Terminal car park is £90 for 10 to 24 hours.
What is the cheapest parking at Edinburgh Airport?+
The cheapest parking at Edinburgh Airport today is Plane Parking Refundable (on-airport parking) at £113.97 for 8 days, about £14.25 a day (checked 8 October 2026). The cheapest on-airport option is Plane Parking Refundable at £113.97, against £123.97 for Flying Scot at Low Cost off-airport. Behind it: Flying Scot at Low Cost (£123.97), Low Cost Parking (£123.97), Drop & Go Flex (£123.97).
Every cheap car park at Edinburgh Airport, comparedHow much is Edinburgh Airport parking for a week?+
A week's parking at Edinburgh Airport starts from £113.97 all-in with Plane Parking Refundable (on-airport parking) (checked 8 October 2026). The dearest of the 12 we compare, Secure Airparks - Park & Ride - Large Vehicles, is £305.96 for the same week. Seven days at Edinburgh Airport cost £165 if you drive up to Plane Parking (£45, then £20 a day) and £300 in Long Stay, where the first day is £60 and each extra day £40.
Is there a park and ride at Edinburgh Airport?+
Yes. 5 park and ride car parks at Edinburgh Airport are bookable here (checked 8 October 2026): Flying Scot at Low Cost (£123.97 for 8 days, about 10 minutes by shuttle); Low Cost Parking (£123.97 for 8 days, about 10 minutes by shuttle); Drop & Go Flex (£123.97 for 8 days); Secure Airparks - Self Park (£154.97 for 8 days, about 1 minutes by shuttle), and 1 more. The cheapest, Flying Scot at Low Cost, works out at about £15.50 a day.
How much is long stay parking at Edinburgh Airport?+
Long Stay Refundable costs £173.97 for 8 days (checked 8 October 2026), against £113.97 at Plane Parking Refundable, the cheapest car park we compare here. Edinburgh Airport aims Long Stay at trips of four days or more. Drive up and it costs £60 for 3 to 24 hours, then £40 a day, so £340 for eight days, with a 10 to 12 minute walk and no shuttle.
What is the best parking at Edinburgh Airport?+
The best parking at Edinburgh Airport for most people is Low Cost Parking (park and ride), rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1168 reviews, at £123.97 for 8 days, about 10 minutes by shuttle (checked 8 October 2026). If price matters most, Plane Parking Refundable is £113.97. To skip the shuttle altogether, Drop & Go - Large Vehicles is meet and greet at £243.96, with a driver taking the car at the terminal. 9 of the 12 we compare hold Park Mark.
How much is meet and greet at Edinburgh Airport?+
Meet and greet parking at Edinburgh Airport, where a driver collects your car at the terminal and brings it back when you land, starts from £243.96 for 8 days with Drop & Go - Large Vehicles, about £30.50 a day (checked 8 October 2026).
Is meet and greet worth it at Edinburgh Airport?+
At Edinburgh Airport, Drop & Go - Large Vehicles costs £243.96 for 8 days against £123.97 for Flying Scot at Low Cost, the cheapest park and ride, so meet and greet is £119.99 more for the week, the price of skipping Flying Scot at Low Cost's 10-minute shuttle at both ends. That is a steep premium at Edinburgh, so Drop & Go - Large Vehicles only makes sense if the shuttle is a real problem.
How far in advance should I book Edinburgh Airport parking?+
Early, at Edinburgh: a stay starting in two months was £120.00 cheaper than one starting in two days in our latest check, and Plane Parking Refundable is the one to beat at £113.97 for a stay a week out.
What are the drop off charges at Edinburgh Airport?+
Edinburgh Airport charges £8.50 for up to 10 minutes in its drop-off zone, then £1 a minute after that.
Are there trams from Edinburgh Airport?+
Yes, Edinburgh Trams run from the airport stop directly into the city centre via Edinburgh Park, Murrayfield and Princes Street. Journey time around 35 minutes.
Is the tram cheaper than driving?+
For one or two travellers on a short trip, yes. For groups or trips over a week, parking can come out cheaper.
Are there long-haul flights from Edinburgh?+
Yes, Delta and United fly to the US, Emirates to Dubai, Qatar to Doha, with seasonal services to Canada and the Caribbean.
How early should I arrive?+
Two hours for short-haul, three for long-haul. Edinburgh is generally less congested than London airports outside the August Fringe peak.
Are independents safe to use?+
Yes when Park Mark accredited. Edinburgh has several long-established family-run operators with strong reputations.