Edinburgh Car Hire Guide

Edinburgh car hire is available from major suppliers such as Hertz, Sixt, Alamo and Thrifty. Compare car hire prices and offers to find the best car hire in Edinburgh and cheap car rental at Edinburgh Airport. 

Edinburgh has an undeniably romantic setting and atmosphere, and is particularly popular during Hogmany (New Year’s eve), and the Edinburgh Festival.

The 1200 year old Edinburgh Castle presides over the city on a rugged cliff top. From here the medieval Royal Mile runs in a straight line through the older part of the city eastwards to the Palace of Holyrood. busking pipers, tartan shops, golfing and souvenir shops line the way and the Palace is the official Scottish Royal residence in Edinburgh. Looming behind it is Arthur’s seat – a popular climb in summer.

Nearby is one of Edinburgh’s newest attractions, the Dynamic Earth exhibition. Other good museums and galleries include; the Museum of Scotland, the National Gallery of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

Exploring Edinburgh’s cobbled lanes by foot is the best way to experience this medieval city, with soaring steeples and stately architecture such as the Scottish Parliament. The best place for a ‘wee dram’ or local fayre, such as haggis, is the entertainment precinct north of Princes street.

True Scottish culture is best experienced during the Edinburgh Festival (August), where you can witness the noisy mass-piper bands of the Military Tattoo. This can be a busy time in Edinburgh so make sure you book in advance if you want to rent a car in Edinburgh. 

The major suburbs in Edinburgh are: Corstorphine, Craiglockhart, Craigmillar, Cramond, Danderhall, Duddingston, Granton, Leith, Morningside and Portobello. Getting to these loactions is far easier in a hire car, you can travel around in your own time with no hassle.