Location: The airport is located 12km (8 miles)
west of Edinburgh
Number of Terminals: 1
Address: Edinburgh Airport, Edinburgh EH12 9DN, UK
Country Telephone Dialling Code: 44
Telephone: (0) 870 040 0007
Fax: (0) 131 333 3181
Website: www.baa.com
Time Zone: GMT (GMT + 1 from the last Sunday in March to the
last Sunday in October)
INFORMATION AND HELP DESKS: The combined
airport information and Edinburgh & Lothian Tourist Board
desk is located next to International Arrivals (tel: (0) 131
473 3800).
AIRPORT FACILITIES: Money and communications:
The airport has bureaux de change, ATMs and a post office.
Eating and drinking: Coffee shops are available throughout
the airport and there are two bars and a food village. Shopping:
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: A left-luggage facility
and a lost property desk (tel: (0) 131 344 3486) are available.
Other facilities: These include baby care facilities and a
prayer/quiet room.
DISABLED FACILITIES: Facilities for disabled
people include accessible toilets, ramps, lifts and reserved
seating. There is a TDD telephone in the International Arrivals
area and the airport telephone switchboard is equipped with
a Minicom system (tel: (0) 131 344 3100). Induction loops
are fitted at various points throughout the terminal. Passengers
should advise their airline of their special needs in advance.
Reserved parking and wheelchair push and provision and help
with baggage are available. Assistance can also be pre-booked
(tel: (0) 131 344 3486).
CONFERENCE AND BUSINESS FACILITIES: Bmi,
British Airways, Scotways and Servisair have executive lounges
equipped with telephone, fax and Internet facilities. The
Hilton Edinburgh Airport Hotel (tel: (0) 131 519 4400) has
conference facilities for up to 220 delegates.
CAR PARKING: The short-term car park
is directly in front of the terminal building. Construction
of a new multi-storey car par, with 2,000 new spaces is underway;
Car Park 3, on Almond Road, with 400 short-stay spaces provides
additional short-stay car parking for the duration of construction.
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.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: 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 TRANSPORT: Road: Taxis: Taxis
are available from Skycabs (tel: (0) 131 333 2220; website:
www.skycab-edinburgh.com), which depart from outside Domestic
Arrivals. 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 LothianBuses (tel: (0) 131 555
6363; website: www.lothianbuses.co.uk).
AIRPORT HOTELS: The Hilton Edinburgh
Airport (tel: (0) 131 519 4400) is a short walk from the airport
and is also connected by a free shuttle service. The Quality
Hotel Airport (tel: (0) 131 333 4331), Norton House Hotel
(tel: (0) 131 333 1275) and the Agenda Hotel (tel: (0) 131
316 4466) are all very close by. Hotel reservations can be
made through the British Hotel Reservation Centre (tel: (0)
131 333 5119; website: www.bhrconline.com), located in the
Domestic Arrivals area.