There are 8 ways to get from Adelaide to Scotland by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ADL - EDI
27h 33m£562–912Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ADL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
31h 34m£497–1,402Fly to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ADL - GLA
26h 10m£655–1,007Fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane ADL - ABZ
27h 27m£556–809Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane ADL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
27h 38m£683–1,287Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane ADL - INV
30h 19m£555–1,609Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ADL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
29h 29m£554–737Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane ADL - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
30h 47m£1,004–2,815
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Scotland is to fly and train which costs £550 - £750 and takes 29h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Scotland is to fly which takes 26h 10m and costs £650 - £1,100.
The distance between Adelaide and Scotland is 10206 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 33m to get from Adelaide to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 10h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 5:39 PM in Adelaide and 7:09 AM in Scotland.
There are 1535+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Scotland?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850–2,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850–2,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £950–2,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £950–2,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Singapore Changi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,900
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dubai, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Manchester Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Birmingham Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,300
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–200
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Want to know more about travelling around United Kingdom
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
10 amazing places to get away from it all in Australia
Read the travel guide
4 of the smartest ways to explore Australia
Read the travel guide






























