2 centres · Scotland
Gentle radiant heat at 45 to 60°C, often in a private cabin. Edinburgh mixes old-fashioned bathing with a newer, outdoor wellness culture.
2 centres currently offer infrared sauna in Edinburgh, all verified by our team. Listed prices run from £18 to £80, with an hour typically around £39. Visits are priced for 30 minutes, 60 minutes or 90 minutes. All of them welcome guests on their own premises. They are spread across Leith and New Town. Besides English, teams at these centres speak Dutch.
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New Town, Edinburgh
Float tanks, infrared sauna and cryotherapy in a Georgian basement
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Leith, Edinburgh
Saunas facing the Firth of Forth, with cold-water dips and Aufguss
An infrared sauna warms the body directly with infrared emitters rather than heating the air around it. The cabin stays at a comfortable 45 to 60°C, so sessions can last longer — 30 to 45 minutes — and people who find a traditional sauna stifling often prefer it. Most infrared saunas are small private cabins for one or two, so they are booked by the slot rather than shared.
Many people use them to relax, to warm stiff muscles and as part of a recovery routine alongside cold plunges. Some marketing claims infrared saunas "detox" the body or burn significant calories; there is no good evidence for either, and centres listed here are asked to avoid such claims. The sweating and warmth are real; the rest should be treated with scepticism.
A 30 to 45-minute private session typically costs £20 to £45, with packs of five or ten bringing the price down, and some studios combine it with a red light or cold plunge in a recovery package. The usual cautions apply: hydrate, avoid alcohol, and ask your GP first if you are pregnant, have a heart condition or take medication affecting blood pressure or sweating.
Read the full guide to infrared sauna — what it involves, who it suits and what it costs. Also known as infrared sauna session, infrared cabin and far infrared sauna.
New Town holds the established day spas and the Georgian-terrace clinics, where facials, acupuncture and reflexology are booked by people who have been going to the same practitioner for years. The Old Town's hotels have the city's largest thermal suites, used mainly by visitors. Leith and the waterfront have the newer arrivals: social saunas facing the Firth of Forth, cold-water dipping groups and yoga studios in converted warehouses.
More on spas and wellness in Edinburgh as a whole — areas, pricing and how booking works locally.
For infrared sauna specifically, the centres listed here are in Leith and New Town . You can also browse everything in Edinburgh .
Listed prices run from £18 to £80, depending on the length of the visit and what is included. An hour typically costs around £39.
Not at the moment. All 2 centres offering infrared sauna in Edinburgh welcome guests on their own premises only.
At the moment: Leith and New Town.
