Airline Tickets from Edinburgh

General Info

Airport Address: Edinburgh Airport, Edinburgh EH12 9DN, UK
Distance and Location: The airport is located 12km (8 miles) west of Edinburgh
Airport Website: www.edinburghairport.com
Airport E-mail: edi_feedback@baa.com
Airport Telephone: (0)870 040 0007
Country Code: 44
Time Zone: GMT (GMT + 1 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 1

Information and Customer Care Desks

The combined airport information and Edinburgh & Lothian Tourist Board desk is located next to International Arrivals (tel: 0870 040 0007 or (0131) 473 3800).

Available Facilities and Services

Money withdrawal and Communication facilities: The airport has bureaux de change, ATMs and a post office. Cafe and restaurants: Coffee shops are available throughout the airport and there are two bars and a food village. Shopping facilities: There are tax- and duty-free outlets. For more information on shopping at the airport, contact the Shopping Information Line (tel: (0)870 000 1000). Luggage services: A left-luggage facility and a lost property desk (tel: (0)131 344 3486) are available. Other services: These include baby care facilities and a prayer/quiet room.

Car Parking Info

The short-term car parks are directly in front of the terminal building, with surface parking or the new multi-storey with 2,000 spaces. The ground floor has a two-hour zone with its own entry and exit for speed and convenience. Payment for short-stay car parking is made at the customer service office on the ground floor, or in advance online or by phone with BAA Advance (tel: 0870 850 2825; website: www.baa.com); Central Parking System (tel: (0131) 344 3197). The long-term car park is close by, served by a free courtesy coach to the terminal. Discounts are available for pre-booked long-term parking (tel: (0)870 000 1000), which can also be done online via the airport's website. Secure parking is also available from Park & Fly (tel: 0800 032 0959), Flying Scot (tel: (0131) 333 3445; website: http://www.airportparkingservices.co.uk/Flying_Scot_Edin.php) and Secure Air Parks (tel: (0131) 333 3377; website: www.secureairparks.com).

Driving by car from/to Edinburgh

The airport is located just off the A8 from the centre of Edinburgh. The well-signed airport access road turns north off the A8 between the Gogar and Newbridge roundabouts.

Public Transportation from/to Edinburgh

How to reach: Taxis: Taxis are available from Skycabs (tel: (0)131 333 2220; website: www.skycab-edinburgh.com), which depart from outside Domestic Arrivals. By Bus: Frequent bus services run from the bus station outside Domestic Arrivals to the central Edinburgh bus terminus at Waverley Bridge, also stopping at Edinburgh Haymarket rail station For more information on train services contact National Rail (tel: (0)845 748 4950; website: www.nationalrail.co.uk). The express service (bus no.100) operates daily 24 hours. Bus no.35 operates from Ocean Terminal via the city centre to Edinburgh Airport. For more information on times and fares, or to book tickets, contact Lothian Buses (tel: (0)131 555 6363; website: www.lothianbuses.co.uk).

Edinburgh is the city, where the Scottish spirit can be felt as vastly, as nowhere. A bagpipe and a kilt even nowadays are a part of everyday life. Scottish food, which consists only of healthy products, is well-known for its high quality. Basically it Scottish food includes beef, lamb, game and a lot of fish. All over the world is known not only Scottish cheese and Scottish beer, but also Scottish whisky.

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