EDI · Layover Guide
Edinburgh
Stop in Edinburgh.
Best layover: 4–15h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Edinburgh for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 58 · Discover 47 · Ease 25
Why Edinburgh scores 58
Getting there
Edinburgh Tram $9 · Airlink 100 Express Bus $6
min to center
train- 01Tram to city center (35 min, £7.50)
- 02Airlink 100 bus (25 min, £4.50)
- 03Taxi (25 min, £25-35)
- 01Climb Arthur's Seat for panoramic city views
- 02Explore Edinburgh Castle on the Royal Mile
- 03Wander the atmospheric closes of Old Town
- 04Sample whisky at the Scotch Whisky Experience
- 05Stroll through the Georgian elegance of New Town
Experiences in Edinburgh
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Left Luggage at Edinburgh Airport
Terminal arrivals hall
$10/day
0 min walk
Stasher at Waverley Station
City center, near Royal Mile
$6/day
5 min walk
DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre
Old Town
$60/day
8 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
Edinburgh Tram
to city center
Runs every 7-10 min, terminates at York Place
35 min
$9.00
Airlink 100 Express Bus
to city center
24-hour service, stops at Waverley Bridge
25 min
$6.00
Taxi/Uber
Fixed taxi fare to city center
25 min
$35.00
Royal Edinburgh Ticket
Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Royal Yacht Britannia
Valid for 48 hours, includes hop-on bus
$65
per day
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01World Duty Free with Scottish whisky selection
- 02The Gathering restaurant for Scottish cuisine
- 03Quiet seating areas in departure lounge
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