Edinburgh Airport parking: official car parks compared
Edinburgh Airport has 6 official car parks and parking options. Turning up for a week costs £300 (Long Stay, turning up on the day). A lift costs £8.50 for 10 minutes to drop off, or nothing using the free option.
Checked on Edinburgh Airport's own website on 1 November 2026. We're independent and don't sell parking.
Park or get a lift at Edinburgh?
- Lift, terminal zones: £17 in airport charges (£8.50 to drop off, £8.50 to pick up), plus your driver's four journeys.
- Lift, free option: £0 in airport charges. Long Stay car park: first 30 minutes free (about a 10-minute walk, no shuttle).
- Park for 7 days, turning up on the day: £300 (Long Stay, turning up on the day; worked out from the published rates: £60 for 3-24 hours, then £40 for each further day).
For a week away, the cheapest parking we can see is £300. A lift costs nothing in airport charges using the free option, or £17 using the terminal zones. The real cost of a lift is your driver's time and fuel: put your mileage into the calculator below.
Lift or park: which is cheaper?
Being dropped off and picked up means your driver does the trip twice each way: four journeys. This adds that up using Edinburgh's own charges.
15p a mile is a starting point; change it to suit your car. Parking prices change by date, so get a quote from the airport's own parking site.
Edinburgh Airport's own car parks
Terminal Parking
2-minute walk to the terminal
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Drive-up, 0-15 minutes | £10 |
| Drive-up, 30 minutes | £19 |
| Drive-up, 1 hour | £26 |
| Drive-up, 1-3 hours | £34 |
| Drive-up, 3-7 hours | £45 |
| Drive-up, 7-10 hours | £60 |
| Drive-up, 10-24 hours | £90 |
| Drive-up, each further day or part day | £60 |
Open-air, no height restriction; Blue Badge spaces; 15 x 22kW EV chargers along the side of the multi-storey; the 1 Hour Parking area for pick-up and drop-off is part of Terminal Parking and charges the same first-hour rates; no fastTRACK bridge access; cashless, pay at the exit barrier
Multi-Storey
1-minute walk to the terminal; level 2 bridge leads to Security
No prices published as text on the official site: get a quote from the booking page.
Pre-book only; covered; height limit 2.1m; Blue Badge spaces on each floor; no EV chargers; fastTRACK security access for up to five people when arriving between 03:30 and 18:00
FastPark
Less than a one-minute walk from the check-in desks
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Overstay fee for pre-booked customers, per day | £25.00 |
Pre-book only; digital valet: you leave your keys and FastPark drivers park the car; height limit 3.1m; optional FastPark Electric Charging returns the car fully charged
Mid Stay
About a 5-minute walk to the terminal, no shuttle bus
No prices published as text on the official site: get a quote from the booking page.
Pre-book only; height limit 2.2m; no Blue Badge spaces and not recommended for passengers with restricted mobility; no EV chargers; the airport says improvement works with some closures are ongoing
Long Stay
10 to 12-minute walk to the terminal; no shuttle bus
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Drive-up, 0-30 minutes | Free |
| Drive-up, 30 minutes-1 hour | £14 |
| Drive-up, 1-3 hours | £22 |
| Drive-up, 3-24 hours | £60 |
| Drive-up, each further day or part day | £40 |
Height limit 2.2m; wider Blue Badge spaces; no EV chargers; first 30 minutes free
Plane Parking
Free shuttle bus about every 18 minutes, about 10 minutes to the East Terminus
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Drive-up, 1 hour | £10 |
| Drive-up, 1-3 hours | £20 |
| Drive-up, 3-24 hours | £45 |
| Drive-up, each further day or part day | £20 |
No height restriction; cars, motorbikes and vans; 20 x 7kW EV chargers; wider Blue Badge spaces
Booking: Edinburgh Airport says booking early saves up to 77%, and that pre-booked prices vary with how far ahead you book, supply and demand, the car park's distance from the terminal and the time of year. Multi-Storey, Mid Stay and FastPark are pre-book only; drive-up spaces in Long Stay, Terminal and Plane Parking are not guaranteed.
Meet and greet: FastPark is the airport's own digital valet: drive through the photo booth, check in at FastPark reception, drop your keys in the key chute, and FastPark drivers park the car on airport. On return you collect your keys from a locker using your booking barcode. Less than a minute's walk to check-in.
Blue Badge: Vehicles carrying a Blue Badge holder get one hour free in any Edinburgh Airport car park, including the drop-off and pick-up areas. Press the intercom at the exit barrier and give the 16-character badge code. Designated spaces are in Terminal Parking and on each Multi-Storey floor; all car parks except Mid Stay have wider spaces. The scheme does not apply on the airport road system.
Electric cars: Terminal Parking: 15 x 22kW chargers (£0.55p per kW plus a £1 plugin fee, in the airport's own words). Plane Parking: 20 x 7kW chargers at the same rate, no time limit. FastPark Electric Charging can be booked. Tesla Superchargers at the Almond House car park. No chargers in Multi-Storey, Mid Stay or Long Stay.
Off-airport parking
Off-airport car parks and meet-and-greet firms are private businesses, not part of the airport. Many are fine and cheaper, but check before you book: where the car is actually kept, how the transfer works and how often it runs, whether the car park has the Park Mark Safer Parking award, the firm's cancellation terms and recent reviews. Meet-and-greet firms that aren't the airport's own can't use the terminal forecourt without paying the airport's charges like anyone else.
What Edinburgh Airport says: Edinburgh Airport says all its car parks are on airport grounds and the closest to the terminal. No specific warning about off-airport operators found on its parking pages.
Dropping off instead?
Prices, how to pay and the free option: Edinburgh Airport drop-off charges. Picking someone up: pick-up prices.
Questions
What's the cheapest official parking at Edinburgh Airport?
Turning up on the day, £300 for 7 days (Long Stay, turning up on the day; worked out from the published rates: £60 for 3-24 hours, then £40 for each further day). Checked on Edinburgh Airport's website on 1 November 2026; online prices change by date.
How many car parks does Edinburgh Airport have?
Edinburgh Airport lists 6 car parks and parking products: Terminal Parking, Multi-Storey, FastPark, Mid Stay, Long Stay, Plane Parking.
How much is short stay parking at Edinburgh Airport?
Terminal Parking, 0-15 minutes: £10.
Is it cheaper to park or be dropped off at Edinburgh Airport?
Being dropped off and picked up costs £17 in airport charges, or nothing using the free option (Long Stay car park: first 30 minutes free (about a 10-minute walk, no shuttle)). Parking for a week usually costs more than that, but a lift means four journeys for your driver, so it depends how far away you live.
Does Edinburgh Airport have official meet and greet?
FastPark is the airport's own digital valet: drive through the photo booth, check in at FastPark reception, drop your keys in the key chute, and FastPark drivers park the car on airport. On return you collect your keys from a locker using your booking barcode. Less than a minute's walk to check-in.
Is there free Blue Badge parking at Edinburgh Airport?
Vehicles carrying a Blue Badge holder get one hour free in any Edinburgh Airport car park, including the drop-off and pick-up areas. Press the intercom at the exit barrier and give the 16-character badge code. Designated spaces are in Terminal Parking and on each Multi-Storey floor; all car parks except Mid Stay have wider spaces. The scheme does not apply on the airport road system.
Can I charge an electric car at Edinburgh Airport?
Terminal Parking: 15 x 22kW chargers (£0.55p per kW plus a £1 plugin fee, in the airport's own words). Plane Parking: 20 x 7kW chargers at the same rate, no time limit. FastPark Electric Charging can be booked. Tesla Superchargers at the Almond House car park. No chargers in Multi-Storey, Mid Stay or Long Stay.
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Prices are the ones Edinburgh Airport publishes as text on its own website, checked on 1 November 2026. Online booking prices change by date and demand, so get a quote before you go.