Landside, just after Edinburgh Airport’s main entrance
Landside News sits in the public check-in hall at Edinburgh Airport, before security, so you can grab last-minute bits even if you’re not flying. It opens early with the terminal, typically around the first departures of the day, and stays open into the late evening departure wave. Expect standard airport newsstand pricing: soft drinks around £2–£3, grab-and-go snacks a little higher than high street.
You’ll find newspapers, magazines, paperbacks, and basic travel supplies on the shelves at Landside News, alongside crisps, sweets, and bottled water. It’s one of the first retail units you’ll see after walking into the main departures area, so it works for meeting someone curbside and grabbing a drink together before they clear security. Card payments are widely accepted, including contactless and mobile wallets.
Landside News also stocks small convenience items: basic toiletries, phone chargers, and adapters that work with UK and EU sockets. This is useful at EDI if you’ve come off the tram or Airlink 100 bus and realise you forgot toothpaste or a plug. Prices on accessories can run into the £10–£20 range, so compare against what you’d pay in town if you have time.
Practical tip: if you need reading material for a non‑travelling family member or for your onward train from Haymarket or Waverley, buy it here on the public side; shops after security at Edinburgh focus more on duty free and snacks than on a deep magazine or book rack.