Cheap flights from Exeter to Edinburgh from £71

When you fly to Edinburgh from Exeter, your departure and destination airports will be the same no matter which route or airline you choose for your trip. You’ll fly out of Exeter Airport (EXT) in the Clyst Honiton district of Devon. This is the main airport serving the counties of southwest England, including Somerset and Dorset as well. It’s only about 5.5 miles away from the centre of Exeter and will take you about 10min by car or taxi. The public transport option is to take the Line 56 bus, which will get you to the airport in just under 25min. In Edinburgh, you’ll land at Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport (EDI), located about 8 miles from the city centre. It's a busier airport, one of the two major international airports in Scotland, along with Glasgow International Airport. To get from there to Edinburgh city centre, you can hire a car or hail a taxi, which will take just under 30min along the A8. Alternatively, there’s a No. 100 bus that takes about 25min. Finally, you can take a T50 tram, which also takes about 30min to get to the centre of Edinburgh.

There are direct flights from Exeter to Edinburgh, all operated by Loganair, Scotland’s national carrier airline. These fast direct flights can save you up to 11h on your total travel time compared to the other flights that make stopovers at other airports en route. They’re also by far the most common flights that you can book, so you’ll have no trouble getting a ticket pretty much all year round.

There are a couple of stopover options on the route between Exeter Airport and Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport, both of which are operated by Loganair. These involve making two stopovers in the UK in-between. The first departs from Exeter for a quick hop across to the Channel Islands to land at Saint Peter Jersey Airport (JER). Then it flies to Birmingham Airport (BHX) before continuing to Edinburgh. The other leaves Exeter Airport for Glasgow International Airport (GLA), then swings back to Southampton Eastleigh Airport (SOU), and flies from there to Edinburgh Turnhouse.

While you won’t need a passport or a visa to fly from Exeter to Scotland, as they’re both part of the UK, you will still need to present some form of photographic identification when you arrive at Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport; so you might want to bring your passport, anyway. Alternatively, you can use your driving licence, which might be more convenient.

You will need to book a flight from Exeter to Edinburgh Turnhouse if you want to fly from Exeter to Edinburgh. At least 4 different airlines have flights from Exeter (EXT) to Turnhouse (EDI) on a regular basis. There is 1 flight to Edinburgh from the Exeter airport per day. If you manage to book one that is nonstop, then you can expect the flight time from EXT to EDI to be around 1h 25m.

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Currently priced at £149, Ryanair will fly you from Exeter to Edinburgh and back. In addition to Ryanair, many other airlines offer competitively priced options for your trip. Search Cheapflights for deals from British Airways and Loganair - these airlines can fly you to your destination from £205 and £249, respectively. Users have found that Ryanair is 30% cheaper than the other options available to this destination.

To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with Aer Lingus, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at £71. British Airways flights start at £124 while deals on KLM start at £193 one-way.

Consider Loganair (0%), Blue Islands (0%) or British Airways (0%) when booking your flight. These represent the most reliable airlines when flying from Exeter to Edinburgh.

On average you can expect to pay £191 for a flight from Exeter to Edinburgh. The cheapest flight overall is £101 while the most popular route, (Exeter - Edinburgh Turnhouse) is currently priced at £155.

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Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Exeter to Edinburgh (average of £78). Flying from Exeter to Edinburgh in June is currently the most expensive (average of £105). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.