Where a car takes you from Edinburgh
These are the day trips from Edinburgh on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Glenkinchie Distillery (East Lothian) Glenkinchie, 15 miles from Edinburgh, is the Lowland malt known as the Edinburgh Malt
- Kingsbarns Distillery and Visitor Centre (East Neuk, Fife) Kingsbarns opened in 2015 in a converted steading on the Cambo Estate
- East Lothian Food Trail The East Lothian food trail covers farm shops, artisan bakeries in Haddington, soft-fruit farms and the NB Gin distillery near North Berwick
- St Andrews and the East Neuk (Fife) The East Neuk villages of Anstruther, Pittenweem and Crail are one hour from Edinburgh
- Peebles and the Scottish Borders Peebles and the Borders, 40 minutes south, offer Peebleshire lamb, a farm market at Traquair House and independent bakers and butchers in the market t
- Stirling (Stirlingshire) Stirling is 55 minutes from Edinburgh by train
Booking a car in Edinburgh
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 9.38 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Avis, Dollar, Enterprise, Europcar, Green Motion, Hertz, Keddy
- Pick up at
- Edinburgh Airport · Edinburgh Downtown, Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station · Edinburgh Train Station · Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.