There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Auckland by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 37m$1,959–4,599Fly 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 50m$1,340–4,475Fly 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$1,591–5,828Train 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$1,481–3,107Fly 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$1,364–4,510
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Auckland (AKL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Auckland is to train and fly which costs $1,400 - $3,200 and takes 33h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Auckland is to train and fly which takes 31h 41m and costs $1,500 - $6,000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Auckland is 18027 km.
It takes approximately 32h 37m to get from Edinburgh to Auckland, including transfers.
Auckland is 11h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:42 PM in Edinburgh and 11:42 PM in Auckland.
There are 1638+ 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, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Calgary, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Helsinki, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whangarei Airport via Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerikeri Airport via Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kerikeri Airport via Calgary, Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Auckland via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Auckland via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Helsinki, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Stockholm, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Helsinki, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Auckland via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- 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
- $1,200–8,500
- 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
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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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