Day trip to Frankfurt.
From Edinburgh, back by 23:20.
Germany·Tue 1 Dec · 10.0 hours in the city
Day Trip Flight Details
Time in the city
10.0 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
12km
to the centreFrom Frankfurt centre (FRA)
Daylight
8.4 hours
08:01 to 16:28Sunrise 08:01, sunset 16:28
06:45
Leave Edinburgh
1h 55min
10:25
In the city
Lands 09:40, 30min immigration, 15min from the airport
20:25
Leave the city
15min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration
23:20
Back in Edinburgh
Flies 22:20
- Leave Edinburgh06:45
- Land in Frankfurt1h 55min09:40
- In the city30min immigration, 15min from the airport10:25
- Leave the city15min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration20:25
- Fly home1h 55min22:20
- Back in Edinburgh23:20
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What a day in Frankfurt costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£366/ all in, per person
Entry fees, on top (optional)
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
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Getting to Edinburgh
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Long Stay car park: free for 0-30 minutes, then £14 (30min-1hr), but no shuttle bus, 10-min walk to terminal Source
Train
- From Edinburgh city centre (via Edinburgh Trams, no direct rail link)£7.50 each way30 min
Advance single; On the day £7.50. First train 06:30, last train 22:52 Source
First train too late for this flight: it gets you to Edinburgh less than 90 min before take-off. Last train leaves before you land.
Coach
Taxi
- From Edinburgh city centre£24-£29 one way~8 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Parking at the airport
Parking nearby
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Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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