There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Adelaide by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane EDI - ADL
26h 10m$774–1,424Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane ABZ - ADL
31h 1m$672–2,357Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane GLA - ADL
24h 37m$1,340–2,640Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane NCL - ADL
25h 37m$969–3,164Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane BHX - ADL
27h 56m$951–3,083Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MAN - ADL
26h 49m$758–1,822
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Adelaide is to train and fly which costs $750 - $1,900 and takes 26h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Adelaide is to train and fly which takes 24h 37m and costs $1,300 - $2,700.
The distance between Edinburgh and Adelaide is 16330 km.
It takes approximately 26h 10m to get from Edinburgh to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 10h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:01 PM in Edinburgh and 5:31 AM in Adelaide.
There are 1485+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Newcastle to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Newcastle to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $34–36
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $410–450
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $490–600
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $410–450
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $490–600
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $420–460
- Sleeper Seat
- $130–170
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $550–650
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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