What's the cheapest weekend trip from Edinburgh?

Belfast currently shows the lowest real fare on file among Edinburgh's short-haul routes, at €16.

Why isn't every destination from Edinburgh listed here?

This page only includes routes with a real flight time of 2.5 hours or under — long enough to actually get somewhere, short enough to fit a real weekend. Longer routes are on our full "flights from Edinburgh" page instead.

How many routes did you check?

We checked up to 40 real short-haul routes from Edinburgh and found 20 with a live fare on file.

What's the best time to fly for a weekend trip?

A Friday evening or Saturday morning departure with a Sunday evening return is the classic pattern — check the live fare calendar on each route's own page for the cheapest specific dates.

Do these fares include baggage?

Not necessarily — for a short weekend trip, cabin baggage only often works out cheapest. Check each airline's allowance before booking.

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Best Weekend Trips from Edinburgh

Real short-haul destinations from Edinburgh — 2.5h flight time or under — ranked by flight time, with real live fares. Not every destination from Edinburgh fits a weekend; this page only shows the ones that do.

Real weekend-trip destinations

Destination	Flight time	Fare
Glasgow	34m	€50
Belfast	46m	€16
Leeds	48m	€76
Liverpool	50m	€62
Dublin	53m	€20
Cardiff	1h 05m	€58
Bristol	1h 06m	€39
Amsterdam	1h 17m	€84
London	1h 25m	€80
Dusseldorf	1h 29m	€50
Oslo	1h 38m	€76
Copenhagen	1h 40m	€100
Brussels	1h 40m	€29
Frankfurt	1h 42m	€65
Cologne	1h 45m	€120
Paris	1h 45m	€38
Hamburg	1h 50m	€98
Manchester	1h 50m	€53
Stuttgart	1h 52m	€109
Zurich	1h 58m	€79

Making the most of a weekend trip

Pack cabin baggage only where you can — it's usually enough for 2-3 nights and skips checked-bag fees.
A Friday evening or Saturday morning departure with a Sunday evening return is the classic weekend pattern.
Book accommodation close to the centre — a short trip loses real time to a long transfer each way.
Check each route's own page for a full fare calendar before settling on exact dates.
Have a backup destination from the list above — the cheapest option can shift by the time you book.

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FAQs — Weekend trips from Edinburgh

Glasgow has the shortest real flight time from Edinburgh among the routes we checked, at around 0h 34m.