Plane
Many low cost airlines offer promotional
prices at certain times of year and on certain days of the week.
Booking flights well in advance will take advantage of any special
fares and ensure availability.
Flying to Scotland couldn’t be simpler with
flight times from London, Dublin and Belfast only around one hour.
There are airports at Edinburgh, Glasgow, Glasgow Prestwick,
Aberdeen, Dundee and Inverness.
There are also excellent connections to Scotland
from further afield. Scotland also has excellent air links with a
number of European hubs including London, Amsterdam, Paris,
Reykjavik and Frankfurt. These hubs link to most cities in the USA
and Canada.
The air services from Europe fly into Scotland’s
main airports and there are also direct services from the USA which
fly into Glasgow or Edinburgh.
Airport Information
Aberdeen:
7 miles (11kms) to city centre, public transport
and taxis available. Airport facilities include car hire, banking,
catering and shops.
Dundee:
2 miles (3kms) to city centre, taxis
approximately £5.50. Airport facilities include a café.
Edinburgh:
8 miles (13kms) to city centre, peak time buses
every 10 minutes, off peak approximately every 15 minutes. Taxis
are approximately £15. Airport facilities include car hire, bureau
de change, ATMs, tourist information, catering and shops.
Glasgow:
8 miles (13kms) to city centre, buses to city
centre every 10 minutes, taxis approximately £19. Airport
facilities include car hire, banking, tourist information, catering
and shops.
Glasgow Prestwick:
33 miles (53kms) to Glasgow. Trains and coaches
to Glasgow every 30 minutes. Taxis to Glasgow from approximately
£45. Airport facilities include car hire, catering and shops.
Passengers travelling through Glasgow Prestwick qualify for free or
half price rail travel to anywhere in Scotland.
Inverness:
8 miles (13kms) to city centre, regular bus
service, taxis approximately £12. Airport facilities include car
hire, catering and a shop.
Useful links
http://www.aberdeenairport.com/
www.hial.co.uk/dundee-airport.html
http://www.edinburghairport.com/
http://www.glasgowairport.com/
http://www.glasgowprestwick.com/
www.hial.co.uk/inverness-airport.html
