Signature, Edinburgh. A few steps to your car, then the New Town, Gleneagles or the first tee.
The Business Aviation Centre has its own approach off Turnhouse Road, on the far side of the field from the passenger building. For the Festival, a golf week or a board meeting in the New Town, that is where the day starts.
The terminal
Signature at Edinburgh, at a glance
- AirportEdinburgh (EDI / EGPH)About eight miles west of the city centre, reached from the A8 and the city bypass.
- The terminalBusiness Aviation Centre, Turnhouse Road, EH12 9DNIts own building and its own entrance, well away from the single passenger terminal.
- Published hours0600 to 2200 localWith callout available on request outside those hours.
- On siteCustoms office, crew room, flight planningInternational formalities are handled in the building rather than in the passenger terminal.
Signature Aviation is one of the aviation partners Odyssey Connections works with. In Scotland the car is arranged through an operator we know and brief. Odyssey Connections owns its own cars and employs its chauffeurs in London and Manchester, with a trusted global network everywhere else.
Arriving here
A short walk, then a long weekend
Edinburgh's private terminal is small, calm and genuinely quick. Customs are on site, the walk from the aircraft to the car park side of the building is measured in metres, and there is no transit, no shuttle and no second terminal to get wrong. For an overnight business trip it is the least eventful airport arrival in Britain.
The city outside it is a different matter three or four times a year. In August the Festival and the Fringe fill the Old Town to the point where a car cannot reach an address it reached easily in June, and the road closures are published late. Golf weeks on the Fife and East Lothian coasts do the same thing in miniature, concentrating every movement into the same two hours of the same two mornings. We say which of those you are landing into when you enquire, because it changes where the car can actually stop.
Where the terminal and the airport permit it for a given movement, a vehicle can be taken to the aircraft. Where they do not, the car waits at the terminal door, which at Edinburgh is a short walk rather than a journey. Either way we confirm before you land.
How we work with the terminal
Coordinated, not improvised
- 01
Details
Tail number, operator, passengers, luggage, golf clubs, and the address at the other end.
- 02
Coordination
We confirm the movement with the Business Aviation Centre and agree where the vehicle stands.
- 03
Tracking
The aircraft is followed by tail number. A slot change moves the car automatically.
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Arrival
Luggage taken with the terminal staff, and on to the A8 or the bypass within minutes.
Onward
Typical journey times from Turnhouse Road
| To | Quiet roads | Busy periods |
|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh New Town and the West End | 20 to 30 minutes | 30 to 50 minutes |
| The Old Town and Holyrood | 25 to 35 minutes | 35 to 55 minutes |
| Leith and the Shore | 25 to 35 minutes | 35 to 55 minutes |
| Gleneagles | 55 to 70 minutes | 70 to 90 minutes |
| St Andrews | 85 to 105 minutes | Longer during golf weeks |
| Glasgow city centre | 55 to 70 minutes | 70 to 100 minutes |
| Loch Lomond | 70 to 90 minutes | Longer on summer weekends |
Realistic ranges, not promises. August in the Old Town is its own category, and we will say so.
Worth knowing
Detail that earns its place
The things worth settling before a Scottish trip rather than during it.
- Golf bags change the vehicle. Four players with clubs is a V-Class, or a saloon with a second car behind it
- For a Fife or East Lothian golf week, a car held for the day beats three separate transfers. See hourly and as directed
- In August, tell us the exact address and we will tell you the nearest point a car can legally stop, which is often not the door
- Glasgow is about an hour away and sometimes the better arrival airport for the west coast. We will say so even though the drive we would quote for is shorter
- Crew hotels and passenger hotels are rarely the same hotel. We can run both on one account
- If the aircraft is being arranged as well, one enquiry covers both. See private jet charter
Request a quote
Tell us the movement
Date, tail number or operator, passengers, luggage and equipment, and where you are going. Nothing is booked or charged online.
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Questions people ask
About Signature Edinburgh
Is there more than one private terminal at Edinburgh?
The Business Aviation Centre on Turnhouse Road is the private terminal most passenger movements use. Your operator will confirm the handling arrangement for your flight and we will confirm the address with them.
Can the car meet the aircraft?
Where the terminal and the airport permit it for that movement, arranged in advance. Otherwise the car waits at the terminal door, which is a very short walk here.
What if we land outside the published hours?
A callout is arranged through your operator. Our own operation runs around the clock, so the car is not the limiting factor.
Are these your own cars?
Odyssey Connections owns its cars and employs its chauffeurs in London and Manchester, with a trusted global network everywhere else. In Scotland the car comes from an operator we know and brief, and we stay responsible for the arrangement.
Can you cover St Andrews and Gleneagles in the same week?
Yes, and it is usually better arranged as a single piece of work with one chauffeur rather than as separate bookings.
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