There are 8 ways to get from Canberra to Scotland by plane, bus, 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 Canberra International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CBR - EDI
30h 43m£511–1,013Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SYD - GLA
30h 16m£473–839Fly Canberra International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CBR - GLA
30h 39m£504–1,612Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SYD - EDI
29h 35m£490–940Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SYD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
31h 48m£601–1,065Fly Canberra International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane CBR - ABZ
34h 52m£475–1,410Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SYD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
32h 41m£492–1,005Fly Canberra International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane CBR - INV
39h 15m£474–1,410
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Scotland is to bus and fly which costs £470 - £850 and takes 30h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Scotland is to bus and fly which takes 29h 35m and costs £490 - £950.
The distance between Canberra and Scotland is 10589 miles.
It takes approximately 30h 43m to get from Canberra to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 11h behind Canberra. It is currently 9:46 PM in Canberra and 10:46 AM in Scotland.
There are 1530+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Scotland?
Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,200
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Brisbane, Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £700–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Sydney International Airport, Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £700–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Sydney International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Brisbane, Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £700–1,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Brisbane, Guangzhou Baiyun, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Brisbane, Doha, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £750–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Ngurah Rai, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,400
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- 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 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
- £55–90
- 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 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
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
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