Edinburgh Airport Car Rental
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Pick Up and Drop Off Procedures
Address
Arnold Clark Car & Van Rental
Eastfield Road
Edinburgh
EH28 8LS
Tel No: 0131 333 0124
Branch Opening Hours
1st October 2026 to 29th Feb 2027
Mon – Fri: 07:00 – 18:00
Sat & Sun: 07:30 – 17:30
22nd June 2026 to 30th Sept 2026
Mon – Fri: 07:00 – 19:00
Sat & Sun: 07:30 – 17:30
Opening hours may be subject to change on bank holidays.
Please note – The branch is NOT in the Airport Car Rental Village
During Branch Opening Hours
Arriving at the Airport Terminal
On arrival at Edinburgh Airport, please collect your baggage and proceed to the coach park. Go to bus stop number 8 for Arnold Clark and PremiAir. The shuttle bus is operated by PremiAir long stay car park and the Arnold Clark car rental office is situated next door to them.
The shuttle bus is on a continuous rotational loop to the Airport all year round. If you have waited 15 minutes or longer, please call +44 (0)131 333 0347
To find the pick up point from the terminal exit, walk along the glass covered walkway and use the pedestrian crossing to reach the bus stances opposite the tram terminal.
Your transfer to the rental branch will take about 3 minutes.
Edinburgh Airport Courtesy telephone
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Edinburgh Airport Courtesy telephone
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Shuttle Service at Bus Stance 1
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Edinburgh Airport Rental Branch
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Arriving at the Airport Branch from the City
By tram
There is a tram stop at Ingliston Park and Ride (the tram stop before the airport terminal). Please call the rental shop on +44 (0)131 333 0347 and they will collect you from this tram stop in the shuttle bus.
If you prefer to walk, then go through the car park to the left side entrance/exit. The Arnold Clark rental branch is on the other side of the traffic lights which are in front of you.
Cross Eastfield Road at the traffic lights. The entrance is 30 metres up the small road ahead of you, next door to the PremiAir 24/7 parking. There are large signs to show both companies. There is a large Arnold Clark sign, on the fence.
See image below Eastfield Rd Entrance.
Do not pay the GBP7.90 fare to the airport, but just the GBP2.20 to the Park and Ride!
By Airport Express bus
If you come on the airport express bus Lothian Buses, ask the driver to drop you outside the rental branch, at the bus stop opposite the Park and Ride.
If you miss the stop, continue on the bus to the terminal where there is a courtesy telephone opposite the domestic arrivals area exit, located between Luggage Point and the Currency Exchange. Call Arnold Clark on speed dial 1312.
If you want to use your own phone, the number is +44 (0)131 333 0347.
By taxi
The taxi will come off the A8 from town and go under the road towards the terminal. As it comes out from under the road, the rental branch is immediately on the left. Large Arnold Clark signs on the fence. Turn in left, then immediately right.
Departing from the Airport Terminal
During office opening hours, rental vehicles must be returned to the branch at Eastfield Road, Edinburgh Airport.
When you arrive at the branch, your vehicle will be checked in before you transfer to the Airport Terminal in the free shuttle bus.
Please allow at least 20 minutes for your vehicle check in and transfer to the Terminal.
Eastfield Rd. Entrance
Outside Branch Opening Hours
Arriving at the Airport Terminal
With advance notice an Airport out of hours vehicle delivery service can be provided. Please note – an out of hours pick up must be paid for in advance.
Please email us to arrange this at Celtic Legend
If you organise an out of hours vehicle pick up you will be met by a member of staff in the Airport Terminal and taken to your car.
Arrivals Meet & Greet
Departures
With prior notice an airport out-of-hours vehicle drop-off can be arranged however there is a charge for this service. An out of hours drop off must be paid for in advance.
Please email us to arrange this at Celtic Legend
If you are departing outside branch opening hours, your rental vehicle must be returned to the PremiAir Car Park which is next door to the Arnold Clark car rental office. Rental car keys MUST be left with a member of staff at the PremiAir Car Park Reception.
The PremiAir Car Park will provide a courtesy bus to the Airport Terminal – you will be transferred to the Airport immediately. The journey will take about 3 minutes.
Eastfield Rd. Entrance
UK Drivers
UK drivers should bring their valid driving licence (original copies only) and one proof of address. Acceptable documents include utility bills and bank or credit card statements issued within the last three months.
All UK drivers should also bring their access code from the DVLA, which you can acquire from the DVLA’s online Share Driving Licence system.
UK Customers with an original paper licence will also need to bring photographic ID, as well as one proof of address and their DVLA access code.
Northern Ireland licence holders will not be able to generate a DVLA code and must produce both the paper and card parts of their driving licence upon collection.
EU Residents in the UK
EU licence holders who are residents in the UK must bring with them a domestic licence, passport or ID card and proof of UK address. This can be two bills or one bill and another form of photographic identification, preferably a passport. Utility bills and bank or credit card statements that have been issued in the last three months will also be accepted.
EU and International Drivers
EU licence holders not residing in the UK must bring a domestic driving licence and either a passport or ID card.
Drivers from outside the EU must possess a valid domestic driving licence with an English translation. If the English translation is not available, an international driving permit is required in addition to a domestic driving licence.
A passport must also accompany a domestic driving licence.