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Car hire · Edinburgh Airport and Waverley

Cars for the long way round.

Pick up at the airport or in town and head north. Insurance, unlimited miles and a second driver are in the price.

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Insurance included

A £300 excess, or £0 for £12 a day.

Unlimited miles

Skye and back is still one price.

Second driver free

Share the wheel on the single-track roads.

Free cancellation

Up to 48 hours before pick-up.

The cars

Pick the car by the trip.

Every car is under three years old, with winter tyres from November to March. You book a class and we hand over the car in the photo or one like it.

  • Compact

    Volkswagen Golf

    ★4.8(212)

    Or a similar compact. Manual, 5 seats, 2 large bags, petrol.

    from £39.00 / day

  • Estate

    Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate

    ★4.9(96)

    Or a similar estate. Automatic, 5 seats, 4 large bags, diesel.

    from £52.00 / day

  • SUV 4x4

    Volvo XC60 AWD

    ★4.9(158)

    Or a similar SUV. Automatic, 5 seats, 3 large bags, hybrid.

    from £68.00 / day

  • Electric

    Jaguar I-Pace

    Or a similar electric SUV. Automatic, 5 seats, up to 290 miles on a charge.

    from £61.00 / day

  • 7 seats

    Volkswagen ID. Buzz LWB

    ★4.7(41)

    Or a similar people carrier. Automatic, 7 seats, 3 large bags, electric.

    from £84.00 / day

  • Campervan

    Fiat Ducato motorhome

    Sleeps four, with a shower and a kitchen. Manual, diesel, 3 nights or more.

    from £129.00 / night

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Road trips

Four drives our cars know by heart.

Each route starts at our airport desk. We tell you which car suits it, where to charge and where the single-track roads begin.

  • A road curving through a green glenA82Glencoe · Fort William

    Through Glencoe

    Lochs, the Rannoch Moor and the best lay-bys in Scotland.

    • 2 days
    • 130 miles
    • Any car
  • A winding road through green hills on the Isle of Skye at sunsetA87Kyle of Lochalsh · Skye

    Isle of Skye

    Over the bridge to the Quiraing and the Fairy Pools.

    • 4 days
    • 460 miles
    • SUV
  • An empty road beside a loch under a blue skyNC500Inverness · Durness · Wick

    North Coast 500

    The full loop of the far north, beaches included.

    • 7 days
    • 516 miles
    • Camper
  • A castle on a small island joined to the shore by a stone bridgeA9 · A87Pitlochry · Eilean Donan

    Castles and whisky

    Blair Atholl, a distillery or two and Eilean Donan at dusk.

    • 3 days
    • 310 miles
    • Electric
Two people loading suitcases into a blue car in a car park
  • 6 minutesfrom the arrivals hall to your car by shuttle

How it works

Ten minutes from the desk to the open road.

  1. 01

    Book and pay online

    Pick the dates and the car. You pay now and the confirmation comes by email.

  2. 02

    Show your licence at pick-up

    Bring the driving licence and the card you paid with. We hold a £300 deposit on it.

  3. 03

    Drive as far as you like

    Miles are unlimited and roadside help answers day and night.

  4. 04

    Bring it back with the same fuel

    Early flight? Leave the key in the drop box by the desk.

The price

What the day rate covers.

The price you see is the price you pay at the desk. Extras are added only if you tick them.

In every rental

Collision and theft cover, £300 excess
Included
Unlimited miles in mainland UK
Included
A second named driver
Included
Roadside help, day and night
Included
Winter tyres, November to March
Included

Extras you can add

Excess down to £0
£12 / day
Child seat or booster
£6 / day
Roof box, 420 litres
£8 / day
Return to Inverness Airport
£60 once
Driver under 25
£10 / day

Pick-up points

At the airport or by the station.

Both desks hand over every car class. Choose one when you book, and return to the other at no cost.

Edinburgh AirportEdinburgh AirportCar Rental Village, a 6 minute shuttle ride from arrivals. Open every day 06:00 - 23:30, and after a late flight the key waits in the drop box.DirectionsWaverley, city centreWaverley, city centre21 Market Street, two minutes from the station's Market Street exit. Mon - Sat 08:00 - 19:00, Sun 09:00 - 17:00.Directions

Reviews

From people who came back.

4.9 / 5

from 1,240 rentals this year

“We landed at eleven at night, the key was in the box and the car was warm. We were in Glencoe by breakfast.”
Hannah BeckerHannah BeckerCompact, 4 days
“The route card told us where to charge on Skye. Not once did we worry about the battery.”
Daniel MoreauDaniel MoreauElectric, 5 days
“Two kids, two car seats already fitted and a roof box for the wellies. The North Coast 500 in the camper was the trip of our lives.”
Ama MensahAma MensahCampervan, 8 nights

Help

Before you book.

Still a question? Call 0131 496 0274. A person answers from 7 in the morning.

21 or older, with a full licence held for at least a year. Drivers under 25 pay £10 a day. Campervans need a driver aged 25 or more.

Yes. A licence from the EU, the US, Canada or Australia is fine on its own. Any other licence needs an international driving permit next to it.

We hold £300 on a credit card in the driver's name at pick-up. The hold is released the day you return the car undamaged.

Yes, to every CalMac island. Tell us when you book, and keep the ferry ticket in case of a claim.

Add your flight number when you book. We follow it and keep the car for you, at no cost, until the desk closes. After that the key waits in the drop box.

Your dates. Your car. Ten minutes.

See what is free on your dates and book it now. You can cancel for free until 48 hours before.

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