There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Darwin by train or plane
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)GLA - DRW
24h 31m$714–2,591Train to Newcastle, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)NCL - DRW
27h 37m$602–2,303Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)ABZ - DRW
26h 15m$947–3,296Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)MME - DRW
26h 30m$1,596–5,667Fly from Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)EDI - DRW
24h 23m$948–3,059Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)MAN - DRW
25h 7m$784–4,461Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)INV - DRW
31h 59m$942–3,218
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Darwin is to train and fly which costs $600 - $2,300 and takes 27h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Darwin is to fly which takes 24h 23m and costs $950 - $3,100.
The distance between Edinburgh and Darwin is 13954 km.
It takes approximately 24h 31m to get from Edinburgh to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 9h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 8:29 AM in Edinburgh and 5:59 PM in Darwin.
There are 465+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Darwin, NT, Australia?
Ryanair, Singapore Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Darwin International Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–36
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- 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
- $35–36
- 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
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $420–460
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $460–550
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $420–460
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $500–600
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
- $420–460
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $500–600
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $420–460
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $500–600
- 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
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- 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
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–230
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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