There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Auckland by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Auckland
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Auckland (AKL)plane GLA - AKL
32h 15m$1,532–3,899Fly Edinburgh Airport to Whangarei Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Whangarei Airport (WRE)plane EDI - WRE
- Take the bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Centralbus
40h 53m$1,340–4,675Fly Edinburgh Airport to Auckland
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Auckland (AKL)plane EDI - AKL
38h 17m$1,526–5,526Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Auckland
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Auckland (AKL)plane MAN - AKL
31h 41m$1,689–5,825Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Auckland
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Auckland (AKL)plane BHX - AKL
33h 18m$2,081–4,505Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kerikeri Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kerikeri Airport (KKE)plane EDI - KKE
- Take the bus from Kerikeri to Auckland - Centralbus
42h 39m$1,364–4,810Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Auckland
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Auckland (AKL)plane ABZ - AKL
35h 58m$1,690–13,250
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Auckland (AKL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Auckland is to fly which costs $1,500 - $6,000 and takes 38h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Auckland is to train and fly which takes 31h 41m and costs $1,600 - $6,000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Auckland is 18027 km.
It takes approximately 32h 15m to get from Edinburgh to Auckland, including transfers.
Auckland is 11h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:11 PM in Edinburgh and 4:11 AM in Auckland.
There are 2220+ hotels available in Auckland.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Auckland, New Zealand?
Finnair, China Eastern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Auckland (AKL) once daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Auckland via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Calgary, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Helsinki, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whangarei Airport via Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerikeri Airport via Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerikeri Airport via Calgary, Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Auckland via Manchester Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–13,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Auckland via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Auckland via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Helsinki, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Stockholm, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Helsinki, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Auckland via Manchester Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–13,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Auckland via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–310
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–330
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- $240–410
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Kerikeri to Auckland - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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