Car Rentals in Edinburgh

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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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

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.