There are 8 ways to get from Canberra to Scotland by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Canberra International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CBR - EDI
31h 52m£511–1,413Fly Canberra International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CBR - GLA
30h 37m£554–1,508Bus 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
28h 55m£526–1,937Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SYD - GLA
30h 30m£519–2,232Bus 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 47m£648–1,921Fly Canberra International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane CBR - ABZ
35h 55m£656–1,810Bus 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
33h 35m£545–2,177Fly Canberra International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane CBR - INV
34h 52m£655–1,812
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Scotland is to bus and fly which costs £500 - £2,000 and takes 28h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Scotland is to bus and fly which takes 28h 55m and costs £500 - £2,000.
The distance between Canberra and Scotland is 10589 miles.
It takes approximately 31h 52m to get from Canberra to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 9h behind Canberra. It is currently 3:08 PM in Canberra and 6:08 AM in Scotland.
There are 1483+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Brisbane, Doha, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Brisbane, Dubai, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750–1,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £700–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Brisbane, Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Ngurah Rai, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–700
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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