Airport guide · the group organiser’s briefing
Edinburgh Airport
EDI · EGPH · Edinburgh
The group organiser’s briefing for Edinburgh Airport — meeting points, real costs, and the coach pick-up detail no one else writes down.
Get a price for Edinburgh
Coaches typically £490* · Minibuses typically £205*
Per vehicle, one way, to Edinburgh city centre. * Includes the airport’s permit, parking or drop-off charge for a normal pick-up or drop-off. Waiting time rates may apply. Prices are subject to the time of year, the time of day and availability.
Edinburgh is Scotland's busiest airport and its single terminal keeps things refreshingly simple: one arrivals hall, one drop-off forecourt, one coach park — all beside the multi-storey car park directly outside the door. This is the group organiser's briefing: where an arriving party is met, what the drop-off really costs, and exactly how a coach is charged and called to the stand. Every figure below shows the date we last checked it against the official source.
Coach parking & group pick-up at Edinburgh
Edinburgh keeps coaches simple — there is no permit to buy and nothing to pre-book. Coaches, and any minibus with eight seats or more, use the coach park to the south of the multi-storey and pay by how long they stay, from £9 for the first ten minutes up to £40 an hour. Because the tariff climbs by the ten-minute band, the trick is a prompt meet: your group leader checks in at the terminal via the crossing point at stand 10, and the coach comes forward to load.
| Terminal | Coach stand | Meet your group |
|---|---|---|
| MAIN | Coach park south of the multi-storey; check in at the terminal via the crossing point at stand 10 | Arrivals hall, ground floor of the terminal building |
“We meet Edinburgh groups in the arrivals hall and time our coach so it is on the stand as your party clears baggage reclaim — keeping the coach-park duration low, since Edinburgh charges the coach park by the ten-minute band rather than issuing a flat permit.”— Airport Coaches · first-person operational note
Terminals
Terminals & meeting points
Edinburgh Airport — Main Terminal
Typical prices
What a group transfer at Edinburgh costs
Real one-way prices per vehicle, from the last two years of our quotes and bookings at Edinburgh Airport. "Typically" is the middle price of real quotes and bookings, and the range runs 20% either side of it.
- Minibus, up to 16 seats, Edinburgh city centre: £160–£250*, typically £205
- Midi coach, up to 37 seats, Edinburgh city centre: £280–£420*, typically £350
- Coach, up to 53 seats, Edinburgh city centre: £390–£590*, typically £490
* Includes the airport’s permit, parking or drop-off charge for a normal pick-up or drop-off. Waiting time rates may apply.
Prices are subject to the time of year, the time of day and availability.
Pick-ups from the airport usually cost a little more than drop-offs, and early-morning pick-ups can cost more.
No VAT is charged on coach travel, so there is nothing to add.
No VAT is charged on minibus travel: like coaches, minibuses with 10 or more seats are zero-rated.
Our own prices, refreshed every month from real quotes and bookings. Last updated 1 October 2026.
Parking
Parking & drop-off
| Option | Type | Serves | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charged Pickup & Dropoff zone | drop off | MAIN | £8.50 up to 10 min |
| Free Pickup & Dropoff zone | drop off | MAIN | Free for 30 min |
| Terminal / Multi-storey parking | short | MAIN | book online |
| Mid Stay / Long Stay / FastPark | long | MAIN | book online |
| Coach park | coach | MAIN | £9 up to 10 min |
Live at the airport
Arrivals & departures
| Flight | From | Time | Status |
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Get a price for Edinburgh
Coaches typically £490* · Minibuses typically £205*
Per vehicle, one way, to Edinburgh city centre. * Includes the airport’s permit, parking or drop-off charge for a normal pick-up or drop-off. Waiting time rates may apply. Prices are subject to the time of year, the time of day and availability.
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