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24/7 Express Service between Edinburgh Airport and Edinburgh City Centre.
Timetables
Departures from Edinburgh Airport:
Up to every 10 minutes (04:12 - 01:00)
Up to every 20 minutes (01:15 - 04:00)
Departures from Waverley Bridge:
Up to every 10 minutes (03:40 - 00:20)
Up to every 20 minutes (00:35 - 03:25)
As of 6 April 2025, Skylink services 200 and 400 are now provided as part of our regular city offering as services 17 and 18, respectively.
Service 17
Formerly the Skylink 200, this service will now join the 'city’ network to reflect the core journeys being made, with the ‘city’ fare now additionally valid to/from the airport on this service. The Nightbus N200 journey will now become a regular Service 17 journey.
Service 18
Formerly operating as Skylink 400, this service will now be part of the ‘city’ network to reflect the core journeys being made, with the ‘city’ fare now additionally valid to/from the airport on this service.
The Nightbus N400 journey will now become a regular Service 18 journey and will begin from Fairmilehead instead of Hyvots Bank.
Route Maps & Stops
Route Overview
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Departure Points
Fares
Airport Single Tickets
One journey to or from Edinburgh Airport on Airlink.
SINGLE
| Adult | £5.50 |
| Child (age 5 - 15) | £2.75 |
Airport Open Return Tickets
Return journey to or from Edinburgh Airport on Airlink.
Open RETURN
| Adult | £8.00 |
| Child (age 5 - 15) | £4.00 |
| Family (up to 2 adults and 3 children) | £20.00 |
Network Tickets
NETWORK
Unlimited journeys across our entire network and the following morning's night services. Includes Airlink and Edinburgh Trams in all zones.
| Adult | £12.50 |
| Child (age 5 - 15) | £6.25 |
Up to 3 children under 5 years old travel free with a fare-paying adult. Single fares (Adult £3.50 / Child £1.75) are available on Airlink journeys between Maybury and City Centre/Edinburgh Airport. Standard Lothian products are not valid on Airlink, including DAY and LATE caps/tickets.
Weekly Cap
Use TapTapCap and let us work out the cheapest adult daily or weekly fare for you - just tap your contactless card or device when you board. Use the same card or device all day or all week to automatically benefit from daily and weekly capping, which run Monday - Sunday. Your card or device is your ticket, so one per person.
City WEEK
Journeys on Lothian Buses day and night services. Also includes journeys to Edinburgh Airport on Airlink and journeys on East Coast Buses and Lothian Country in zones A-B only.
Ways To Pay
TapTapCap
Contactless payments with daily and weekly capping. Your card or device is your ticket, so one per person.
Ridacard
With our season ticket, Ridacard, enjoy unlimited journeys on day and night services across Edinburgh, including Edinburgh Airport.
Paper Tickets
Purchase a ticket on board using cash (exact fare only) or contactless (without capping)
NEC & Young Scot Card Holders
Eligible ‘Scottish National Entitlement Card’ or ‘Young Scot Card’ holders travel for free on day services across our network. Visit the Get Your NEC website for more information.
Cards accepted: Visa, MasterCard, ApplePay, GooglePay. | Please note that American Express is NOT accepted.
Please be aware that cards issued outside of the UK may incur overseas transaction fees applied by your bank or card issuer.
