Edinburgh Airport (EDI) liquid rules 2026: up to 2 litres per container in hand luggage, not 100ml
Can I take liquids over 100 ml through security at Edinburgh (EDI)? Yes. Up to 2 litres per container; liquids stay in your bag; metal or double-walled containers must be empty. Up to 2 litres
Yes: at Edinburgh (EDI) you can take liquids over 100ml through security, as the official page quoted below says: up to 2 litres per container; liquids stay in your bag; metal or double-walled containers must be empty.
Official source: Edinburgh Airport – Liquids, food items and electricals · checked on 10 October 2026 (the site blocks simple automated requests or needs JavaScript, so we read it in a browser)
Rules can differ by terminal, checkpoint or lane and can change at short notice. We quote the airport's official page on the date shown. Check with the airport (and your airline) before you pack, and check the airport you fly home from: it may still have the 100 ml limit.
100ml rule at Edinburgh: what the official page says
You can now bring through up to two litres of liquids through security.
Liquids can stay in your bag - there's no longer any need to remove these.
You can bring multiple containers, as long as the containers are up to two litres.
Official source: Edinburgh Airport – Liquids, food items and electricals · checked on 10 October 2026 (the site blocks simple automated requests or needs JavaScript, so we read it in a browser)
Liquids in hand luggage at Edinburgh: exceptions and other details (official)
If you are carrying metallic or double walled containers (including vacuum flasks, thermos flasks and metallic water bottles), please ensure the container is empty prior to the security checkpoint.
And frozen liquids and foodstuffs are not permitted to go in cabin baggage.
Questions about liquids at Edinburgh: 100ml rule, bags, scanners, baby food, duty-free
Quotations are word for word from the official pages named; the plain-text answers are ours and come only from the rule and summary shown at the top of this page. Where the passages we quote do not say, we say so.
Can I take liquids over 100ml through security at Edinburgh (EDI)?
Yes. Up to 2 litres per container; liquids stay in your bag; metal or double-walled containers must be empty.
You can now bring through up to two litres of liquids through security.
Liquids can stay in your bag - there's no longer any need to remove these.
You can bring multiple containers, as long as the containers are up to two litres.
Does Edinburgh (EDI) have the new CT scanners, and can liquids stay in my bag?
Liquids can stay in your bag - there's no longer any need to remove these.
Do liquids have to go in a plastic bag at Edinburgh (EDI), and how big can it be?
The passages we quote from the official page do not mention a plastic bag or a limit on the number of bags. GOV.UK sets out the standard rule and exemptions for UK airports on its hand luggage restrictions page; check with the airport and your airline before you pack.
The rules for carrying liquids in your hand luggage depend on the airport.
At most airports, you cannot take liquids in containers larger than 100ml through security. This still applies if the container is only part full.
Some airports may allow you to take liquid in containers that hold up to 2 litres of liquid.
Quoted from Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports – Liquids (checked on 10 October 2026).
Can I take baby food and medicines over 100ml through security at Edinburgh (EDI)?
The passages we quote from the official page do not list exemptions for baby food or medicines. GOV.UK sets out the standard rule and exemptions for UK airports on its hand luggage restrictions page; check with the airport and your airline before you pack.
Can I take a reusable bottle or flask through security at Edinburgh (EDI)?
If you are carrying metallic or double walled containers (including vacuum flasks, thermos flasks and metallic water bottles), please ensure the container is empty prior to the security checkpoint.
What are the liquid rules at Edinburgh (EDI) in 2026, and are they changing?
As of 10 October 2026, the official page says: Yes. Up to 2 litres per container; liquids stay in your bag; metal or double-walled containers must be empty. Rules can change at short notice and the airport's page is our only source, so check it again before you fly.
The rules for carrying liquids in your hand luggage depend on the airport.
Some airports may allow you to take liquid in containers that hold up to 2 litres of liquid.
Quoted from Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports – Liquids (checked on 10 October 2026).
Official source: Edinburgh Airport – Liquids, food items and electricals · checked on 10 October 2026 (the site blocks simple automated requests or needs JavaScript, so we read it in a browser)
Other airports in United Kingdom
Flying back?
The UK government's advice is to check the rules “at the airport you’re flying from” and “at any other airports you’ll be travelling through, including your return journey” (GOV.UK, hand luggage restrictions). See the liquids rules at 63 airports, the US (TSA) rule and the Canada (CATSA) rule.
Cabin bag size for your airline
How big can your hand luggage be? See the cabin bag size by airline (28 airlines, from their official pages) or check if your bag fits.
Medicines, baby food and duty-free
Exemptions are set out on the official page linked above. For UK airports, GOV.UK lists them on its hand luggage restrictions page; for EU airports, see Your Europe.
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