Edinburgh Airport Long Stay Parking — The Walk, the Shuttle and the Prices

The official Long Stay is a walk, not a bus. Compare it with Plane Parking and the off-airport options.

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Top long stay car parks at Edinburgh Airport

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Official Plane Parking
★ CHEAPEST, WITH A SHUTTLE
Park & Ride · Free shuttle, about every 12 min
From
£48.99
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Official Long Stay
Park & Walk · 10–12 min walk · No shuttle
From
£62.99
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Secure Airparks Self Park
Park & Ride · Off-airport · EV bays
From
£67.86
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At most airports, long stay means a shuttle. At Edinburgh, the official Long Stay means a walk, and the airport says so plainly. Here is how the options compare, so you can pick the one that suits your bags and your legs.

Walking from the car park

Long stay options at Edinburgh Airport

Plane Parking, the official Long Stay and three off-airport car parks all suit longer trips. Plane Parking is cheapest and the only official one with a shuttle.

OperatorCar parkTypeTransfer8-day price
Official Plane ParkingPark & RideFree shuttle, about every 12 min£48.99£6.12/day
Flying Scot Park & RidePark & RideSee booking details£60.19£7.52/day
Low Cost Park & RidePark & RideSee booking details£60.19£7.52/day
Official Long StayPark & WalkWalk 10–12 min, no shuttle£62.99£7.87/day
Secure Airparks Self ParkPark & RideSee booking details£67.86£8.48/day

Sample 8-day prices with our code, for 7–14 November 2026. Search above for live rates on your dates.

The Long Stay walking route

Long Stay has no shuttle bus. A marked walking route from the north end of the car park reaches the terminal in 10 to 12 minutes.

Long Stay has no shuttle

The official Long Stay is a 10–12 minute walk on a marked route from the north end of the car park. There is no bus. With heavy bags or limited mobility, Plane Parking and its free shuttle is the better choice, and it costs less.

10–12 minute walk

From the north end of the car park.

Keep your keys

Self-park throughout.

Four days or more

The airport's own guidance.

Blue Badge spaces

Available in the car park.

See the Long Stay car park page for arrival and return steps.

Plane Parking and its free shuttle

Plane Parking is the airport's budget car park, with a free shuttle roughly every 12 minutes from two stops. It has no height limit and 20 EV charge points.

Plane Parking takes cars, motorbikes and vans. It is reached along Eastfield Road towards the Moxy and DoubleTree by Hilton.

Off-airport long stay

Flying Scot, Low Cost and Secure Airparks offer long stay parking off the airport site. We have not yet confirmed their transfer times.

Your confirmation gives the address and transfer details. Secure Airparks has EV bays, with your own Type 2 cable.

What to allow for the journey in

Allow 10 to 12 minutes on foot from Long Stay, or the wait plus the ride from Plane Parking. Add more time with children or heavy bags.

Long Stay

Walk time of 10–12 minutes each way. Build it into your check-in plan.

Plane Parking

A bus roughly every 12 minutes, plus the ride. Easier with luggage.

For short trips, see our Edinburgh short stay parking page instead.

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Questions about Edinburgh Airport parking

No. It is a 10 to 12 minute walk from the north end of the car park on a marked route.

The airport recommends it for stays of four days or more.

Yes, on our sample dates. Plane Parking also has a free shuttle.

Yes. Long Stay has Blue Badge spaces, though the walk to the terminal still applies.