Meet and assist and VIP airport assistance at Edinburgh Airport
Main terminal · arrivals, departures and connections
Your airport, taken care of. Ask for a host to meet you in the terminal, stay beside you and help with your luggage, whether your flight is domestic or international.
Arranged on request: send your flight and our desk replies with a confirmed price. Nothing is charged until you accept.
What is possible at your airport, terminal and flight is confirmed in our reply, before you pay anything.
Good to know
Edinburgh, in practice.
Read on Edinburgh Airport's own website. Timings and arrangements can change, so check with the airport or your airline before you travel.
Terminal
Main terminal
Edinburgh Airport's guides describe one main terminal, with a UK Arrivals hall and two international arrivals areas. Tell us your flight number and we work out which applies.
At Edinburgh
The tram stops outside the terminalThe airport tram stop is right outside the main terminal, next to the plaza. Trams run between the airport and Newhaven, and the airport gives about thirty minutes to the city centre.
Three arrivals areasEdinburgh's own distance guide names a UK Arrivals hall and two international ones, International Arrivals 1 and International Arrivals 2. Your flight number tells us which applies, so the meeting point can be agreed for the right one.
International arrivals: border, then baggageFor an international flight the same guide lists Border Control first, then the international baggage reclaim hall, then the international arrivals area.
Drop-off and pick-up are in the multi-storey car parkThe drop-off and pick-up zones are on the ground floor of the multi-storey car park. The airport asks drivers to follow the signs for the pick-up zone for either.
Already free at Edinburgh: special assistance
UK airports provide special assistance free of charge to disabled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility. It is requested through the airline, travel agent or tour operator, ideally when you book and at least 48 hours before the flight.
Edinburgh asks you to tell your airline or travel agent that you will need special assistance, ideally when you book or at least 48 hours before your flight. It can also be pre-booked through the PRM Assist mobile app.
A host from us is a separate, paid service for company, luggage and finding the way. It does not replace the airport's free assistance, so please request that too if your traveller needs a wheelchair or help with mobility.
How it works
Three steps, and no payment until you say yes.
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Tell us your flight
The airport, the date, the flight and who is travelling. It takes a minute, and nothing is charged.
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Our desk replies with a confirmed price
Our team replies by WhatsApp or email with a confirmed price. Nothing is charged now.
Our desk is staffed 24 hours a day, every day: a person picks up your request straight away, whatever the hour.
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You accept and pay, a host is arranged
If you are happy with the price, you accept and pay, and we arrange your host. Until then nothing is booked and nothing is owed.
Can I arrange meet and assist at Edinburgh Airport?
Yes, on request. Send your flight and our desk checks what can be arranged at Edinburgh on your date, then replies with a confirmed price. Nothing is booked or charged until you accept.
Which terminals at Edinburgh Airport can I ask for?
Edinburgh Airport's guides describe one main terminal, with a UK Arrivals hall and two international arrivals areas. Tell us your flight number and we work out which applies.
Is there a porter service at Edinburgh Airport?
You can ask us for help with luggage and a porter as part of meet and assist. Tell us how many cases you have, and whether you are arriving, departing or connecting.
Is there a tram from Edinburgh Airport to the city centre?
Yes. The airport says its tram stop is right outside the main terminal, next to the plaza, and that journeys to the city centre take about thirty minutes. If you would like a host to see you to the tram, say so in your request.
Can a host shorten the queue at the UK border or at security?
No. Passport checks are carried out by UK Border Force and security screening by the airport, and a host cannot change either queue. A host accompanies you, guides you and helps with your luggage.
Is special assistance free at Edinburgh Airport?
UK airports provide special assistance free of charge to disabled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility. It is requested through the airline, travel agent or tour operator, ideally when you book and at least 48 hours before the flight. Edinburgh asks you to tell your airline or travel agent that you will need special assistance, ideally when you book or at least 48 hours before your flight. It can also be pre-booked through the PRM Assist mobile app. A host from us is a separate, paid service for company, luggage and finding the way. It does not replace the airport's free assistance, so please request that too if your traveller needs a wheelchair or help with mobility.
How much does meet and assist cost at Edinburgh Airport?
There is no fixed price list. The price depends on the flight, the terminal and the help you ask for, so our desk confirms it in its reply. You pay only if you accept it.
Still have a question?
Our desk is staffed 24 hours a day, every day: a person picks up your request straight away, whatever the hour.