Edinburgh Base Guide
Local services, transport, and amenities for crew based at EDI.
All Bases
Edinburgh Airport is Scotland's busiest airport and a base for Ryanair, easyJet and Jet2. Located west of Edinburgh city centre with excellent tram and bus links. Popular crew areas include Corstorphine, South Gyle, Haymarket and the city centre.
Transport
Edinburgh Trams to city centre ~35min. Airlink 100 bus to Waverley ~25min. Lothian Buses. M8/M9/A8 road access.
Local Area Map
Gyms & Fitness 4
Shops 5
Transport 3
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Local Services & Amenities
Gyms & Fitness (4)
Anytime Fitness Edinburgh Haymarket
Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5HD
★ 4.0 7.00 km 24/7
24/7 access near Haymarket station.
David Lloyd Edinburgh
Newhaven Place, Edinburgh EH6 4LX
★ 4.5 12.00 km 6am-10pm
Premium club with pool and spa.
PureGym Edinburgh Fountain Park
Fountain Park, Dundee St, Edinburgh EH11 1AF
★ 4.2 8.00 km 24/7
24/7 access.
The Gym Group Edinburgh Corstorphine Crew Pick
St Johns Rd, Edinburgh EH12 8AX
★ 4.1 4.00 km 24/7
24/7 budget gym. Close to airport.
Supermarkets (3)
Aldi Corstorphine
St Johns Rd, Edinburgh EH12 8AX
★ 4.2 4.00 km 8am-10pm
Budget supermarket on tram route.
Sainsbury's Murrayfield
Westfield Rd, Edinburgh EH11 2QB
★ 4.0 6.00 km 7am-10pm
Large supermarket.
Tesco Extra Corstorphine Crew Pick
Meadow Place Rd, Edinburgh EH12 7UQ
★ 4.0 4.00 km 6am-midnight
Large Tesco near the airport.
Shopping (2)
Gyle Shopping Centre Crew Pick
Gyle Ave, Edinburgh EH12 9JY
★ 3.9 3.00 km 9am-8pm
Shopping centre near airport with M&S, Next, etc.
St James Quarter
St James Square, Edinburgh EH1 3SS
★ 4.5 10.00 km 10am-8pm
Premium city centre shopping.
Bus Routes (2)
Airlink 100 Crew Pick
Airport to Waverley
0.00 km Every 10min
Express bus to Waverley Bridge ~25min.
Edinburgh Trams Crew Pick
Airport to York Place
0.00 km Every 7-10min
Tram from airport to city centre ~35min. Every 7min peak.
Train Stations (3)
Edinburgh Gateway Crew Pick
Gogar, Edinburgh EH12 9EB
★ 4.0 2.00 km
ScotRail + tram interchange. Closest station to airport.
Edinburgh Haymarket
Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5EY
★ 4.1 7.00 km
ScotRail services. On tram route.
Edinburgh Waverley
Princes St, Edinburgh EH1 1BB
★ 4.3 10.00 km
Main Edinburgh station. LNER to London Kings Cross ~4.5hr.