Flights to Scotland

With a lot of low-cost carriers flying into the Scottish major cities – Glasgow and Edinburgh – it’s very easy to find a cheap ticket into the country, especially if you fly from Europe. The majority of tourists, however, arrive via London.

Airports and airlines

Edinburgh International Airport (EDI) is located at 10 miles outside of the city and provides most of the international flights into Scotland. There are flights from Europe and North America. The airport is also important for the domestic flights. Airlink Express runs from the airport to the city center but it’s a bit expensive.

Glasgow International Airport (GLA) is located at 14 km / 8.7 miles from Glasgow’s city center and is the most important airport in the city both for domestic flights and long haul destinations, such as Canada, USA and the Middle East. There are frequent shuttle buses from the airport to the city center.

Glasgow Prestwick International Airport (PIK) is located much further from the city center and is the Scottish base for Ryanair, low cost carrier. Other domestic low-cost carriers also have the base here.

Aberdeen Airport is located quite close to the city center of Aberdeen and receives flights from all over Europe.

Tips to get a cheap ticket to Scotland

With so many low cost carriers – such as EasyJet and Ryanair- flying into Scotland, it’s no wonder that cheap flights can be easily found. Not to mention that those who prefer to fly into London can get a cheap domestic flight to any of the major Scottish cities.

If you want to save some money on the long-haul flights (such as those from US) plan to fly in the middle of the week and not over the weekend. Also, try to avoid the high season, which is July and August and particularly August for Edinburgh (when the festivals take place), and choose to visit in late spring or early autumn.

Check all the possible ways to get into Scotland. You might find that it’s cheaper to fly into London and then take a domestic low-cost flight into Scotland but you can also fly into another European capital and then fly into Scotland.

To start your search for the cheapest ticket for your Scotland trip, use the search form below to get prices from different ticket providers around the web. Also, check our lists of Scotland travel deals.