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Cheap City Breaks from Edinburgh
We found city breaks from Edinburgh starting at £30 in flights: 2 nights in Marrakech. Direct flights go to places including Marrakech, Gran Canaria, Madrid and Brussels. Multi-city trips, such as Marrakech and Madrid, start at £46.
Cheapest City Breaks from Edinburgh
The cheapest city break we found to each city.
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Where Can You Fly from Edinburgh? Every Destination, A to Z
Edinburgh to anywhere: we found city breaks to 85 destinations from Edinburgh Airport, from £30 in flights.
Multi-City Trips from Edinburgh
Fly on to the next city instead of flying home in between. Pick a trip to see it on the map.
Edinburgh → Marrakech → Madrid → home3 nights in all
Marrakech + Madrid from Edinburgh →Weekend Breaks from Edinburgh
Out on Friday or Saturday, home on Sunday or Monday, leaving in the next eight weeks.
Search every weekend from Edinburgh Weekend breaks from every airport
Christmas Market Trips from Edinburgh
Trips with a night in a Christmas market city while its market is open.
Cities Unlocked from Edinburgh
No direct flight from Edinburgh, but reachable in one trip by flying on from another city.
🔓 No direct flightTangiervia 
Porto and Barcelona · from £66
🔓 No direct flightFesvia Marrakech and Barcelona · from £75
🔓 No direct flight
Cagliarivia 
Venice and Paris · from £71
Short Flights from Edinburgh
18 places we found from Edinburgh are two hours or less by direct flight, and 40 more within three hours, as scheduled. The eight shortest first, then the full list.
✈️ 0h 50m
Belfast
✈️ 0h 55mDerry
✈️ 1h 05m
Dublin
✈️ 1h 10mKnock
✈️ 1h 15mLimerick
✈️ 1h 20mCork
✈️ 1h 30m
Billund
✈️ 1h 35m
Weeze
Up to two hours
Two to three hours
When Is It Cheapest to Fly from Edinburgh?
The cheapest city break we found leaving in each month.
- Nov 2026✅ Cheapestfrom £30
- Dec 2026✅ Cheapestfrom £30
- Jan 2027from £34
- Feb 2027from £32
- Mar 2027from £33
- Apr 2027from £40
When Fares Rose and Fell from Edinburgh
From our 2026 fare tracking, one airline at a time.
Airports Near Edinburgh
Flying out of one airport and home to another (an open-jaw trip) often opens up more trips and cheaper dates. Every trip shows where it lands.
Glasgow is 42 miles away
By road from Edinburgh Airport.
City breaks from Glasgow →Glasgow Prestwick is 72 miles away
By road from Edinburgh Airport.
City breaks from Glasgow Prestwick →
Extreme Day Trips from Edinburgh
Want to be home tonight? Our sister site ExtremeDayTrips.com finds trips out in the morning and back the same evening, with 8 hours or more on the ground.
City Breaks from Edinburgh: Questions
- How Much Is a City Break from Edinburgh?
- The cheapest we found was £30 per person in flights for 2 nights in Marrakech. Fares move, so search for the latest. Prices are for flights only.
- Where Can I Fly Direct from Edinburgh?
- We found city breaks to 85 destinations from Edinburgh Airport, all with direct flights. The cheapest: Marrakech from £30, Belfast from £30, Knock from £30, Cork from £30 and Limerick from £30, flights only, per person. Every destination is listed A to Z on this page.
- Which Cities Are Within Two Hours of Edinburgh?
- We found 18 places from Edinburgh two hours or less away by direct flight, as scheduled. Shortest first: Belfast, Derry, Dublin, Knock, Limerick, Cork, Billund, Weeze, Amsterdam, Saint Helier, Düsseldorf, Paris, Brussels, Oslo, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Nantes and Basel.
- Which Cities Are Within Three Hours of Edinburgh?
- We found 58 places from Edinburgh three hours or less away by direct flight, as scheduled. Beyond the 18 within two hours, the shortest: Berlin, Bordeaux, Zürich, Lyon, Munich, Innsbruck, Stockholm, Poznań, Milan, Gdansk, Prague, Wrocław, Santander, Biarritz, Toulouse, Reykjavík, Geneva, Marseille, Venice and Warsaw, and 20 more on this page.
- When Is It Cheapest to Fly from Edinburgh?
- November 2026 and December 2026 tie as the cheapest of the months we have trips for, with city breaks from £30 in flights when we last looked.
- Which Airlines Fly from Edinburgh to Europe?
- For the trips we show: Eurowings, Jet2.com, Norwegian, Ryanair, Transavia, Vueling and easyJet.
- When Should I Book Flights from Edinburgh?
- In our 2026 fare tracking across UK airports, Ryanair fares were cheapest 4 to 8 weeks before departure and easyJet fares 6 to 12 weeks before. Booking 6 months early cost more, and so did the last few days. Jet2 was the odd one out: its fares usually fell close to departure, though about 1 in 5 flights got dearer. The best time to book flights to Europe
- Can I Visit Two or Three Cities on One Trip from Edinburgh?
- Yes. For example Marrakech and Madrid from £46: you fly on to the next city instead of flying home in between, and book each flight directly with the airline.
- Can I Fly to a Christmas Market from Edinburgh?
- Yes. For example Gran Canaria, 1 night in December 2026, from £30 in flights, with a night there while the market is open.
- Can I Fly Out of Edinburgh and Home to a Different Airport?
- Yes. Glasgow (42 miles away) and Glasgow Prestwick (72 miles away) are near enough to fly home to instead. Search Edinburgh and either or both at once, and the results include trips out of one and home to another. Every trip shows where it lands.
- Can I See These Trips for Free?
- Yes, every trip leaving in the next 14 days, with no account needed. Trips further ahead are unlocked for Premium members, who see every trip about six months ahead.
Planning a Trip from Edinburgh
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Open-Jaw Flights Explained: Out of One Airport, Home to AnotherFly out of one airport and home to one near it, or into one city and home from another.
Photo, cropped and framed: Edinburgh Airport by Thomas Nugent (CC BY-SA 2.0)