Cheap flights from London to Edinburgh from £16

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Edinburgh from London, with most prices found around £59. If you don’t want to visit Edinburgh in January, then you should wait until September to fly from London, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £61.

The cheapest day to depart from London to Edinburgh is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as £62. Flights from London to Edinburgh on a Friday will generally be more expensive and average around £94. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Edinburgh is in the afternoon. Flights from London to Edinburgh during this time can be as low as £76. Try not to purchase tickets in the evening because they tend to be around £78. Of course, these prices can vary depending on the time of year and what airport you fly to.

Fly from London Stansted to Edinburgh Turnhouse for the best London - Edinburgh Turnhouse flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Edinburgh from London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Edinburgh for around £137 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Edinburgh from London for as low as £109 on momondo.

easyJet, Ryanair, and British Airways are the most popular carriers operating from London to Edinburgh Turnhouse

easyJet, British Airways and Ryanair are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Edinburgh from London according to our data. easyJet is the first choice among our users, with 58% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Edinburgh. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Edinburgh on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 17% of flights between London and Edinburgh have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 100 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, British Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 16% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, 24 flights take off from London and land in Edinburgh each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 08:00, with 38% of daily flights taking off at midday.

As of May 2026, there are 171 flights per week flying from London to Edinburgh. The most common day of the week flights depart is Sun, with 42% of flights taking off on this day.