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 Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane GLA - DRW
27h 2m$957–3,225Fly from Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane EDI - DRW
27h 58m$953–2,663Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane NCL - DRW
26h 59m$1,203–3,218Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane ABZ - DRW
28h 54m$1,409–4,552Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane MME - DRW
28h 35m$1,942–6,776Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane INV - DRW
30h 25m$1,239–4,045Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Darwin International Airport (DRW)plane MAN - DRW
25h 32m$1,192–7,813
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Darwin is to fly which costs $950 - $2,700 and takes 27h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Darwin is to train and fly which takes 25h 32m and costs $1,100 - $8,000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Darwin is 13954 km.
It takes approximately 27h 2m to get from Edinburgh to Darwin, including transfers.
Darwin is 8h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:35 PM in Edinburgh and 8:05 AM in Darwin.
There are 505+ hotels available in Darwin.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Darwin, NT, Australia?
Finnair, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) 5 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,500
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Darwin International Airport via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–10,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–15,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Darwin International Airport via London Heathrow, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–9,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Darwin International Airport via Manchester Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Darwin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Darwin International Airport via London Heathrow, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Newcastle to Darwin International Airport via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Darwin International Airport via Helsinki, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- 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
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- 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
- $16–28
- 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
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- 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
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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