Cheap Ticket Alerts
Get notified by email when TransPennine Express Advance tickets go on sale
If you’re flying from Scotland’s capital, you can browse and secure cheap train tickets to Edinburgh Airport with TransPennine Express.
Our Edinburgh Airport train tickets include the train to Edinburgh and the tram fare onto the airport from either Edinburgh Gateway or Haymarket.
Continuing your journey on from the airport couldn’t be easier. Just hop on a tram for quick and easy access to the city centre. The city’s train stations: Edinburgh Gateway, Edinburgh Park, Haymarket, and the main Waverley train station, are all directly accessible in 30 minutes or less. There’s also a wide range of bus options serving the city, central Scotland and Northern England, as well as taxis.
Our fares to and from Edinburgh Airport already include the tram ticket to connect you to cities including Lancaster, Preston, Carlisle and Lockerbie.
How long it takes to get to Edinburgh Airport will depend on where you’re travelling from. The train from Glasgow Central takes around 1 hour 15 minutes to get to Haymarket train station, with an extra 30 minutes or so on the tram to the airport. The Newcastle to Edinburgh train has a journey time of an hour and a half, with the additional journey to the airport. A train journey from Dundee to Edinburgh takes just over an hour, plus the trip on the tram.
You can get cheap train tickets to Edinburgh Airport if you book your ticket in advance, with savings of over 50% available. If you can avoid travelling at peak times and can be flexible with your ticket, you can cut costs. A Railcard, such as a 16-25 Railcard will also offer discounted combined train and tram travel.
The first tram departs from Edinburgh Airport at 06.26 and the last leaves at 22.48. Between 07.00 and 19.00 they run every seven minutes, and every 15 minutes outside these hours.
Edinburgh Airport is the busiest airport in Scotland, with 12 million passengers flying from it every year. You can get to Edinburgh Airport on the train to Haymarket or Edinburgh Gateway, followed by a tram to the airport.
Edinburgh Airport has a brilliant range of shopping options if you fancy a browse before take-off. Whether you’re looking for last minute gifts and souvenirs, fashion and beauty, or something good to read on the plane – we’ve got you covered.
We’ve got loads of great food options to kick start your travels. The terminal has all your favourite high street restaurants alongside local Scottish picks before and after security. You can see the full list here.
Our Hampton by Hilton Edinburgh Airport hotel is just a few minutes walk from the terminal so you can start your journey well-rested and relaxed. The DoubleTree by Hilton is also within close proximity.
Stay in the loop
Subscribe to our emails to get access to special offers, exclusive competitions, and the best travel tips directly to your inbox.
You’re being redirected to an external website.