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Cheap Flights from Heathrow to Edinburgh (LHR-EDI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Heathrow to Edinburgh that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Sat, 13 Dec - Sat, 13 Dec
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06:05 - 07:30LHR-EDI
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19:15 - 20:40EDI-LHR
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£87British Airways
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Sat, 13 Dec - Sat, 13 Dec
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06:05 - 07:30LHR-EDI
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Sun, 18 Jan - Sun, 18 Jan
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16:10 - 17:40LHR-EDI
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£89British Airways
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Thu, 11 Dec - Sun, 14 Dec
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06:20 - 07:45LHR-EDI
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09:15 - 10:50EDI-LHR
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£89British Airways
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Thu, 5 Feb - Sat, 7 Feb
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17:05 - 18:35LHR-EDI
1h 30mdirect
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£90British Airways
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Thu, 11 Dec - Mon, 15 Dec
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06:20 - 07:45LHR-EDI
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06:05 - 07:45EDI-LHR
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£91British Airways
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Sun, 16 Nov - Thu, 20 Nov
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07:00 - 08:25LHR-EDI
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06:05 - 07:45EDI-LHR
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£92British Airways
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Sat, 10 Jan - Wed, 14 Jan
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06:05 - 07:30LHR-EDI
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18:55 - 20:20EDI-LHR
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£93British Airways
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Wed, 10 Dec - Sun, 14 Dec
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06:25 - 07:50LHR-EDI
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06:20 - 08:00EDI-LHR
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£94British Airways
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Thu, 1 Jan - Tue, 6 Jan
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06:20 - 07:45LHR-EDI
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19:00 - 20:25EDI-LHR
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£95British Airways
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Heathrow's Fast Track security saves time on busy days.
British Airways' overhead bins are small; pack accordingly.
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Typical prices: £95-£159
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Heathrow to Edinburgh flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Heathrow to Edinburgh to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

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Planning a trip from Heathrow to Edinburgh? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

How much is a return flight from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh departing in December.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

The average price of all round-trip flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to London Heathrow Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh is January, where tickets cost £92 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £136 and £136 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 50% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Heathrow to Edinburgh

 
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Heathrow offers Fast Track security with advance booking. Ideal for busy travel days like Fridays and weekends to avoid long lines.

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Use the Airlink 100 bus for a budget-friendly trip to Edinburgh city centre. It departs every 10 minutes and takes about 30 minutes.

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Good to know - Cheap tickets from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight£46
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (1% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Heathrow to Edinburgh

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Heathrow to Edinburgh based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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Flights from Heathrow to Edinburgh: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Heathrow to Edinburgh 
SadiqFlew with British AirwaysLHR-EDISept 2024
Domestic flights only need a valid photo id like drivers license (I carried my passport anyway but wish I'd just left it in the safety of home).
GaryFlew with British AirwaysLHR-EDIAug 2024
The overhead luggage bins are very small so they required us to check our hand carry luggage. I had to take my rechargable batteries out of my bag and put them in my rucksack. It would be a good idea to pack you hand carry luggage assuming you might need to check it in at the gate.
Verified travelerFlew with British AirwaysLHR-EDIApr 2024
Research the airline baggage allowance and hidden fees. Allow a few extra minutes when checking baggage as attendants don’t check the bags for you. Customers check their own bags at a kiosk.

FAQs for booking London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh flights

  • What are my public transport options to Heathrow Airport?

    The London Underground quite conveniently connects to each one of Heathrow’s terminals. The Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect trains will take 15min and 30min respectively from Paddington Station, if you're in a hurry. London buses and National Express coaches are other valid options.

  • What can I find in the airport lounges?

    Both airports have lounges available, no matter what airline or class you are flying with. You can pay per use, buy passes, or sign up for a membership programme. They feature complimentary snacks and drinks, comfortable space and seating, and showers in some. Be Relax Spa and Lounge in Heathrow even features massages and manicures.

  • Are there on-site hotels at Edinburgh Airport?

    Unfortunately, there are no hotels within the airport itself at Edinburgh. However, the Hampton by Hilton Hotel is a few minutes’ walk from the terminal, and the Doubletree by Hilton has a free 2min shuttle from the terminal.

  • What are my public transportation options from Edinburgh Airport?

    Tram and bus services connect the airport directly to the city centre. Trams take 30min to reach the furthest stop at York Place, and connect with trains at the Edinburgh Gateway, Edinburgh Park Station, and Haymarket stops. A direct bus to the city centre takes around the same time, while other bus services have direct links to Glasgow, Dundee, Stirling, Fife, and Newcastle. Combined tram and train tickets are also available at the vending machines at Domestic Arrivals, in rail stations, and online from service providers.

  • What family services are available at the airports?

    Most toilets in both Heathrow and Edinburgh have baby changing facilities. In addition, Edinburgh has a family washroom at Gate 21. Both airports feature children’s play areas, located at Gate 2 and Gate 21 in Edinburgh, and in the departure lounges of Terminals 2A, 3, 4 and 5a at Heathrow.

  • Do I need a visa to fly from London Heathrow to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)?

    You don’t need a visa or a passport to fly between London Heathrow and Edinburgh Airport as both airports are located within the UK. However, you will need to show a valid form of ID when you board, so taking your passport with you is a good idea.

  • How can I cut my C02 output on Heathrow to Edinburgh flights?

    One of the best ways to lower your carbon emissions on this flight route is to fly from LHR with British Airways. British Airways flights on this route are direct, depart from Terminal 5, and produce around 80% less carbon than flights with other airlines. Flying to EDI with British Airways can also significantly reduce your travel costs.

  • Are there any on-site hotels at London Heathrow?

    If you’re booked on an early flight to EDI, you can stay at one of Heathrow’s on-site hotels. Passengers travelling from Terminal 5 can consider staying at the Sofitel, which is a 5-minute walk from the airport and connected by a covered walkway. LHR also has a Hilton Hotel located at Terminal 4 and has a host of other hotel options just a short bus ride away.

  • Are there any facilities for business travellers at London Heathrow?

    If you’re travelling from LHR to EDI for work, you can take advantage of the business rooms that are located throughout the passenger lounges at Heathrow. These business lounge areas have workstations, where you can catch up on some work or answer any last-minute emails, and have private rooms where you can talk on the phone or hold small meetings.

  • What is the cheapest flight from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh was £62 for a one-way ticket and £117 for a return.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

    Only KLM offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between London Heathrow Airport and Edinburgh.

  • On which days can I fly direct from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

    There are direct flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from London to Edinburgh, easyJet or British Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from London to Edinburgh are easyJet and British Airways. With an average price for the route of £57 and an overall rating of 6.9, easyJet is the most popular choice. British Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £121 and an overall rating of 6.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Edinburgh from London Heathrow Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Edinburgh with an airline and back to London Heathrow Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Edinburgh from London Heathrow Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Edinburgh to London Heathrow Airport? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £80 or less one-way and £104 or less round-trip.
  • Arrive at Heathrow Airport (LHR) with time to spare – it may take a while to find and move to the right terminal, and border control wait times can take from 45min to 2h. You can pre-book fast-track security access at least 24h before your flight for around £12.50.
  • Turnhouse Airport, also known as Edinburgh Airport (EDI), is located 5.8 miles west of Edinburgh city centre, 5min from the M9, and 25min from the city centre by car. The car hire centre can be found by taking the covered walkway next to the multi-storey car park.
  • If you want to drive to the airport, daily parking at Official Heathrow Parking costs around £29 for the long-stay car park. However, the car park is a 5–7min journey from the terminals by free shuttle bus. If you want to be within walking distance of the terminals, the daily rate for the closer short-stay car park starts at around £61. There are also external parking providers that may offer better value, starting from around £6.
  • If you enjoy planespotting, you can find binoculars and a 270-degree view of the Southern Runway at Heathrow’s Gate 15 and 16 in Terminal 4.
  • If you have kids (or you're just a child at heart), Edinburgh Airport’s mascot in a suit, Edi, can be found out and about the terminal, ready for a high five.
  • If you want to spend a few moments in prayer or spiritual practise before your flight from London Heathrow (LHR), you will find quiet multi-faith rooms located inside departures at all LHR terminals.
  • Passengers who want to avoid long queues can pay to fast-track security at LHR. Fast-track options can be booked in advance and cost around £5 per person.

Prefer to fly direct from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from London Heathrow to Edinburgh Turnhouse.
Find which airlines fly direct from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

London Heathrow to Edinburgh Turnhouse

Monday

British Airways

British Airways

Tuesday

British Airways

British Airways

Wednesday

British Airways

British Airways

Thursday

British Airways

British Airways

Friday

British Airways

British Airways

Saturday

British Airways

British Airways

Sunday

British Airways

British Airways

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Direct returns

Edinburgh Turnhouse to London Heathrow

Monday

British Airways

British Airways

Tuesday

British Airways

British Airways

Wednesday

British Airways

British Airways

Thursday

British Airways

British Airways

Friday

British Airways

British Airways

Saturday

British Airways

British Airways

Sunday

British Airways

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Heathrow to Edinburgh

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London to Edinburgh. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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6.9
easyJetOverall score based on 1835 reviews
6.7Boarding
5.5Entertainment
7.6Crew
5.9Food
6.7Comfort
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Nice to fly out of Orly smaller easier to navigate airport. Being able to receive boarding pass well in advance of trip was comforting to know all travel was in order.

8.0 ExcellentBarbara, Oct 2025ORY - VCE
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Nice to fly out of Orly smaller easier to navigate airport. Being able to receive boarding pass well in advance of trip was comforting to know all travel was in order.

Liked. The check-in was pretty quick as they had 5 desks working.

Generally a good experience except for boarding in Naples on the flight back to London. We were all standing around for at least 20 minutes maybe longer as there was no seating.

Seats, WC,sizes for today's generation adults, and if technical problems arise a complimentary coffee, water nice for waiting one hours, the rest is perfect (pilot and cabin crew)

Boarding was smooth and quick. Flight departed on time. Equally evacuation upon landing was from both the front door and the back doors. Bags were on the conveyor belts before I got there. Excellent service.

The terminals are far away, be prepared to walk. Also, You climb stairs to the plane since there are no aero bridges. Boarding was haphazard not in multiple groups, so stand in line early. Hard to find place to stow cabin baggage if you are behind in the line. You can purchase food on the plane. There are vegetarian options.

First -the flight was late - more than two hours Second, not even a bottle of water at bord to give for free for this inconvenience. Three-at landing ive realised that I've lost one of my ear plug headphones and been very desperate to find it with my torch, the crew not helped at all more than that they asked to leave the plane as everyone did before me. This was the last flight from that day- extra 5 min for me with a bit of help from crew - would have bring a super review. I guess this days humanity disappeared!

I got caught using a stolen credit card number. Michelle Siziba is my name Nice to London Gatwick on 7/31/25.

Not happy with price of luggage or that we had no choice but to pay whether cabin or hold. I didn't book seats but this is unnecessary extra money along with suitcase

We accidentally purchased twice the bags we needed. Our fault, but the ticket was not clear to us, and it asked us to purchase bags at checkin. When we notified them to get credit back at the airport, they said to contact customer service. We flew the flight and then contracted customer service. They said no credits after the flight has flown. Not customer service oriented at all. They know we didn’t check that many bags and kept our money for a service they did not provide. Be aware and very careful of what you are purchasing from them because they will not make it right if there is an error.

One of the worst experience given the middle seat even asked for the change no one honored,boarded at the end and overall one of the worst experience

No WiFi in either flight. No leg room, the seat in front of me left dents on my knees and the tray was so low my knees propped it up if I tried to use it.

It was good although our flight to the UK was cancelled and rescheduled for two days later. This was after we were already seated on the plane. We missed the first leg of our trip. BA did put us up at a hotel and paid for our meals but we lost our hotel costs in Glasgow.

The crew was very nice and pleasant. We were very reluctant to book our flight with British Airlines because we had bad experience with their flight attendants on the previous trips, they were rude and not helpful.

I am a 25+ years American Airlines member. British Airways is simply above and beyond in every customer satisfaction category.

The seat pads are past there sell by date now and are uncomfotable. Also, with screens in the back of the seat, the seats shouldnt be able to recline as this puts rhe screen in your face.

1. The website didn’t allow me to checkin from London as I have Bangladesh passport with US permanent resident card. This pushed me to sit with my wife in the middle of two aisle seats, terrible experience! 2. BA should allow within 24 hours to checkin with other passport holders to choose better seats. A 2nd verification of travel documents can be done at the desk about immigration status. 3. Food options were poor for vegetarian passengers, try to introduce healthy options avoiding carb-dense food ingredients.

Cabin crew lovely and accommodating and I'll always fly BA in the future

As I have said it sucked, the ticket counter to have to find and pay for another airline to get home. Now I understand this happened over the weekend but they should have someone there to talk to us instead of throwing the regular crew under the bus.

Everything excellent except for bag drop off. We started at the D area and that was so slow that it was eventually closed just as we were about to go to a station. We then went to F. We got one suitcase checked and then the screen showed that the station was no longer operable. There were long lines everywhere so we had to ask if we could butt in to the next station to finish. Again, this was the only incident, otherwise it was an excellent flying experience

Gate is far at Leeds Bradford Airport. However, as the flight was less than half full, it was calm and not stressful. Great take off and landing. Friendly staff

Boarding was started early and we were lined up in. A glass tunnel on the tarmac we were left standing there for an hour with no information the flight left and arrived 30 mins late

It was great. We arrived a few minutes late but the crew were concert and kind about it. It was a nice smooth fly thanks be to Jesus. I prayed for smooth flight and Yahuwah answered my prayer.

Need more check in desks at Marrakech. Even if you are travelling with hand luggage only, you still need to 'check in' to get the old style boarding pass. Unfortunately they haven't thought to separate out the people checking in luggage to a separate desk. Flight was delayed leaving but arrived on time. Limited food options on board and very overpriced.

We bought tickets for £30 from kayak but we paid £55 for check in to rayan , they slaught us

Flight was delayed so long we missed our second flight. Entire trip had to be cancelled. Ryanair refused to help us.

Stanton airport is outdated, pure equiped, airport. Fire alarms, power outages is a common routine, wich result ir flights delay , additional money spending and huge gathering of people in airport wich is unsafe.

After you made us check-in I tried to add a suitcase in the internet and also to get help by chet. Nothing work and we pay 60 pounds at Airport. Comper to Easyjet to do the same, was easy and customer friendly.

Boarding was like being hoarded like cattle, all penned in in an area way to small

I missed the flight from Manchester to Dublin because of poor informations from Aer Lingus and the airport, no possibility to check in online, they don't respond to phone calls, I had to buy another tickets to enable me travel to Dublin from Manchester. I want my money to refund.

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