Stopover flights from Edinburgh: 16 cities to visit
Trips from Edinburgh with a stop long enough to leave the airport, through 16 cities. Each price is for the whole trip, the stop included.
A stop here is at least 8 hours in the daytime, or at least 18 hours when it runs overnight, and at most 24 hours. It is in the same airport, on the way to where you are going, and never on a trip we think is on separate tickets. Leaving the airport means entering that country, so check its entry rules for your passport.
Stop in Frankfurt
8 trips go through Frankfurt. The best are here.
Istanbul · one-way
$213
8 h 30 min in Frankfurt (FRA) on the way there · connection may need a visa
7 Mar 2027 · EDI → IST · Lufthansa
1 stop · Lufthansa both into and out of the stop
$82 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 2 days ago
Moscow · one-way
$588
8 h 40 min in Frankfurt (FRA) on the way there · connection may need a visa
19 Feb 2027 · EDI → SVO · Aeroflot
2 stops · Lufthansa both into and out of the stop
$325 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 3 days ago
Baku · return
$994
8 h 15 min in Frankfurt (FRA) on the way there
10 Dec – 10 Jan 2027 · EDI → GYD · Lufthansa
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · Lufthansa both into and out of the stop
$371 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 2 days ago
Stop in Paris
5 trips go through Paris. The best are here.
Istanbul · one-way
$221
22 h in Paris (CDG) on the way there · overnight connection
15 Jan 2027 · EDI → IST · Air France
1 stop · Air France both into and out of the stop
$115 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 4 days ago
Moscow · one-way
$531
22 h in Paris (CDG) on the way there · overnight connection
29 Jan 2027 · EDI → SVO · Aeroflot
2 stops · Air France both into and out of the stop
$309 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 4 days ago
Beijing · return
$860
8 h 15 min in Paris (CDG) on the way there
9 Mar 2027 – 14 Mar 2027 · EDI → PEK · KLM
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · Air France both into and out of the stop
$8 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 3 days ago
Moscow · return
$1,425
8 h 30 min in Paris (CDG) on the way back · connection may need a visa
4 Dec – 15 Dec · EDI → VKO · Azerbaijan Airlines
out 1 stop, back 3 stops · in with Azerbaijan Airlines, out with British Airways
$809 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 4 days ago
Stop in Copenhagen
4 trips go through Copenhagen. The best are here.
Moscow · one-way
$439
19 h in Copenhagen (CPH) on the way there · overnight connection · connection may need a visa
5 May 2027 · EDI → VKO · Ajet
2 stops · in with Norwegian Air Sweden, out with Turkish Airlines
$142 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 4 days ago
Baku · return
$998
22 h 20 min in Copenhagen (CPH) on the way back · overnight connection
10 Dec – 11 Jan 2027 · EDI → GYD · Lufthansa
out 1 stop, back 2 stops · in with LOT Polish, out with SAS Scandinavian
$673 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 2 days ago
Alicante · return
$257
21 h 15 min in Copenhagen (CPH) on the way there · overnight connection
8 Apr 2027 – 12 Apr 2027 · EDI → ALC · Norwegian Air Sweden
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · Norwegian Air Sweden both into and out of the stop
$42 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Shanghai · return
$1,720
21 h in Copenhagen (CPH) on the way there · overnight connection · connection may need a visa
22 Nov – 30 Nov · EDI → SHA · China Eastern
out 2 stops, back 1 stop · in with Norwegian Air Sweden, out with Air China
$309 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 7 days ago
Stop in London
4 trips go through London. The best are here.
Istanbul · one-way
$261
8 h 15 min in London (LHR) on the way there
8 Jan 2027 · EDI → IST · British Airways
1 stop · British Airways both into and out of the stop
$149 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Istanbul · return
$319
21 h in London (LHR) on the way back · overnight connection
25 Nov – 27 Nov · EDI → SAW · British Airways
out nonstop, back 1 stop · British Airways both into and out of the stop
$592 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Cape Town · return
$1,186
12 h 55 min in London (LHR) on the way there
4 Jan 2027 – 21 Jan 2027 · EDI → CPT · British Airways
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · British Airways both into and out of the stop
$12 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 7 days ago
Shanghai · return
$1,496
23 h 35 min in London (LHR) on the way there · overnight connection
22 Nov – 30 Nov · EDI → SHA · China Southern Airlines
out 2 stops, back 2 stops · in with British Airways, out with China Southern Airlines
$85 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 7 days ago
Stop in Istanbul
4 trips go through Istanbul. The best are here.
Almaty · one-way
$557
22 h 45 min in Istanbul (IST) on the way there · overnight connection
14 Nov · EDI → ALA · Turkish Airlines
2 stops · in with Turkish Airlines, out with Azerbaijan Airlines
$199 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 4 days ago
Bishkek · return
$475
21 h 25 min in Istanbul (SAW) on the way back · overnight connection
11 Jan 2027 – 18 Jan 2027 · EDI → BSZ · Pegasus Airlines
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · Pegasus Airlines both into and out of the stop
$326 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 3 days ago
Beijing · return
$1,352
19 h 50 min in Istanbul (IST) on the way back · overnight connection
9 Mar 2027 – 15 Mar 2027 · EDI → PKX · Turkish Airlines
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · Turkish Airlines both into and out of the stop
$485 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on this route (9 Mar 2027 – 14 Mar 2027)
found 3 days ago
Shanghai · return
$1,653
8 h 10 min in Istanbul (IST) on the way there
17 Jun 2027 – 24 Jun 2027 · EDI → SHA · China Eastern
out 2 stops, back 1 stop · in with Turkish Airlines, out with China Southern Airlines
$822 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Stop in Dublin
2 trips go through Dublin. The best are here.
London · one-way
$43
8 h 25 min in Dublin (DUB) on the way there
9 Jan 2027 · EDI → LGW · Ryanair
1 stop · Ryanair both into and out of the stop
$20 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 3 days ago
Shanghai · return
$1,409
9 h 15 min in Dublin (DUB) on the way back · connection may need a visa
22 Nov – 30 Nov · EDI → SHA · China Eastern
out 3 stops, back 1 stop · in with China Eastern, out with Aer Lingus
$2 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 7 days ago
Stop in Belfast
2 trips go through Belfast. The best are here.
London · one-way
$67
13 h 15 min in Belfast (BFS) on the way there
11 Dec · EDI → LTN · easyJet
1 stop · easyJet both into and out of the stop
$45 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 2 days ago
London · return
$395
10 h 10 min in Belfast (BHD) on the way there
22 Dec – 23 Dec · EDI → LHR · British Airways
out 1 stop, back nonstop · in with Aer Lingus, out with British Airways
$310 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 5 days ago
Stop in Milan
2 trips go through Milan. The best are here.
Moscow · one-way
$601
18 h 20 min in Milan (MXP) on the way there · overnight connection · connection may need a visa
30 Sept 2027 · EDI → SVO · Royal Air Maroc
3 stops · in with Lufthansa, out with Royal Air Maroc
$254 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 4 days ago
Shanghai · return
$1,320
8 h 10 min in Milan (MXP) on the way there
17 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 · EDI → PVG · Hainan Airlines
out 3 stops, back 1 stop · in with Vueling, out with Air India
$111 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Stop in Guernsey
1 trip goes through Guernsey.
London · one-way
$246
21 h 15 min in Guernsey (GCI) on the way there · overnight connection
26 Dec · EDI → LGW · Aurigny
1 stop · Aurigny both into and out of the stop
$224 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 3 days ago
Stop in Ankara
1 trip goes through Ankara.
Almaty · one-way
$311
17 h 55 min in Ankara (ESB) on the way there
14 Nov · EDI → ALA · Ajet
2 stops · Turkish Airlines both into and out of the stop
$47 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 4 days ago
Stop in Cologne
1 trip goes through Cologne.
Istanbul · one-way
$314
19 h 40 min in Cologne (CGN) on the way there · overnight connection · connection may need a visa
26 Apr 2027 · EDI → SAW · Ajet
1 stop · in with Eurowings, out with Ajet
$173 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 2 days ago
Stop in Amsterdam
4 trips go through Amsterdam. The best are here.
Riga · return
$393
11 h 10 min in Amsterdam (AMS) on the way there
14 Dec – 5 Jan 2027 · EDI → RIX · Finnair
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · airBaltic both into and out of the stop
$7 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 3 days ago
Istanbul · return
$449
8 h in Amsterdam (AMS) on the way back
3 Dec – 6 Dec · EDI → IST · KLM
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · KLM both into and out of the stop
$245 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 3 days ago
London · return
$502
8 h 55 min in Amsterdam (AMS) on the way there
2 May 2027 – 8 May 2027 · EDI → LCY · KLM
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · KLM both into and out of the stop
$415 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 2 days ago
Shanghai · return
$1,068
8 h 10 min in Amsterdam (AMS) on the way back
22 Nov – 30 Nov · EDI → PVG · China Eastern
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · in with China Eastern, out with KLM
$343 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 7 days ago
Stop in Munich
3 trips go through Munich. The best are here.
Alicante · return
$417
18 h 30 min in Munich (MUC) on the way there · overnight connection
8 Apr 2027 – 12 Apr 2027 · EDI → ALC · Lufthansa
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · Lufthansa both into and out of the stop
$202 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Shanghai · return
$968
19 h 45 min in Munich (MUC) on the way back · overnight connection
17 Jun 2027 – 25 Jun 2027 · EDI → PVG · Lufthansa
out 1 stop, back 2 stops · Lufthansa both into and out of the stop
$241 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Vladivostok · return
$1,729
19 h 45 min in Munich (MUC) on the way back · overnight connection · connection may need a visa
24 Jun 2027 – 18 Aug 2027 · EDI → VVO · Lufthansa
out 2 stops, back 2 stops · Lufthansa both into and out of the stop
$85 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on this route (24 Jun 2027 – 19 Aug 2027)
found 5 days ago
Stop in Warsaw
2 trips go through Warsaw. The best are here.
Baku · return
$1,051
11 h 5 min in Warsaw (WAW) on the way there
27 Dec – 7 Jan 2027 · EDI → GYD · Turkish Airlines
out 2 stops, back 1 stop · in with British Airways, out with LOT Polish
$329 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 3 days ago
Stop in Dubai
2 trips go through Dubai. The best are here.
Tokyo · return
$1,374
14 h 15 min in Dubai (DXB) on the way there
14 May 2027 – 28 May 2027 · EDI → NRT · Emirates
out 1 stop, back 1 stop · Emirates both into and out of the stop
$167 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 5 days ago
Stop in Geneva
1 trip goes through Geneva.
Milan · return
$168
12 h 20 min in Geneva (GVA) on the way back
31 Dec – 22 Jan 2027 · EDI → LIN · easyJet
out nonstop, back 1 stop · easyJet both into and out of the stop
$45 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 5 days ago
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