Flights from Barcelona to Edinburgh

Barcelona to Edinburgh Flights: An Overview

The capital of Scotland, built over an extinct volcano, Edinburgh is one of Europe's most attractive cities, with the medieval Old Town and Georgian New Town laid out between the imposing castle and Holyrood Palace. It's a popular destination for visitors from across Europe, particularly during the summer arts festival. Travelers from Spain can take daily direct flights from Barcelona to Edinburgh with a choice of budget airlines, taking about three hours for the flight north. Morning and evening departures are available, with additional travel options to Edinburgh provided by several airlines offering daily indirect flights from Barcelona, with one change required en route.

Which airlines fly from Barcelona to Edinburgh?

Irish low cost airline Ryanair provides daily direct flights from Barcelona to Edinburgh seven days a week. The Spanish budget airline vueling also offers direct flights from Barcelona to the Scottish capital, four days a week. Indirect flights to Edinburgh include the national airline British Airways and Iberia departures from Barcelona via London Heathrow, Lufthansa connections via Frankfurt am Main, and  KLM routes via Amsterdam Schiphol.

How long is the flight from Barcelona to Edinburgh?

The quickest direct flights from Barcelona to Edinburgh are vueling's evening services, which take two hours and 50 minutes to complete the 1665 kilometer trip north from Catalunya to the Scottish capital. Ryanair non-stop flights take ten minutes longer to reach Edinburgh. The fastest indirect service is the Iberia connection via London Heathrow, which takes five hours and 15 minutes total journey time to Edinburgh. Other indirect connections take at least ten minutes longer to complete the trip from Barcelona and some can take considerably more, depending on the route and layover time.

How many flights are there from Barcelona to Edinburgh?

Budget airline Ryanair offers one daily direct flight to Edinburgh from Barcelona seven days a week, with a mid morning take off time. Spanish budget operator vueling has one direct flight from Barcelona to Edinburgh on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with evening departure times. There are also more than 20 daily indirect flights from Barcelona to Edinburgh with one change required n transit, operating from early morning to late afternoon.

What are the departure and arrival airports for flights from Barcelona to Edinburgh?

Departure Airport: Barcelona El Prat Airport is located south west of the city, 12 kilometers from the center, with public transport links provided by frequent metro trains on line L9 Sud and express Aerobus services, taking about 30 minutes to reach the terminal. Facilities at the airport include long and short stay parking lots, international restaurants, fast food outlets, Catalan specialty food and wine stores, currency exchange bureaux, ATMs, business lounges and free WiFi.

Arrival Airport: Edinburgh Airport is situated nine kilometers west of the city center, with public transport transfers downtown available on Airlink express buses and local tram services, taking about 30-40 minutes. The passenger terminal has car rental desks, currency exchange bureaux, Scotch whisky stores, restaurants, pubs, a seafood bar, duty-free shopping, business lounges, free WiFi and taxi stands.