There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Gold Coast by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane EDI - BNE
- Take the train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1train
28h 19m$1,139–3,647Fly Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane EDI - OOL
30h 7m$820–2,320Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Gold Coast Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane GLA - OOL
32h 51m$974–2,480Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane GLA - BNE
- Take the train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1train
28h 22m$1,043–3,807Train to Newcastle, fly to Brisbane Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane NCL - BNE
- Take the train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1train
29h 20m$1,286–3,700Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)plane EDI - BNK
- Take the bus from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Southern Cross Dr to Byron Bay Interchange, Stand Bbus
- Take the bus from Byron Bay to Surfers Paradisebus
32h 20m$1,046–2,679Fly Edinburgh Airport to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB)plane EDI - WTB
- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street to Helensvale station, platform 1train
33h 4m$1,917–4,755Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)plane EDI - MCY
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Surfers Paradisebus
2d$917–2,490
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Gold Coast is to fly which costs $800 - $2,400 and takes 30h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Gold Coast is to fly and train which takes 28h 19m and costs $1,100 - $3,700.
The distance between Edinburgh and Gold Coast is 16437 km.
It takes approximately 28h 19m to get from Edinburgh to Gold Coast, including transfers.
Gold Coast is 9h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:29 AM in Edinburgh and 4:29 PM in Gold Coast.
There are 2688+ hotels available in Gold Coast.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Gold Coast, QLD, Australia?
Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Newcastle to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Newcastle to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–6,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport via Dubai, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,600
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Roma Street to Helensvale station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- 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
- $35–70
- 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
- $16–29
- 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
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- 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
- $65–100
- 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/
- 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
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 6686 2144
- info.farnorthcoast@cdcbus.com.au
- Website
- blanchs.com.au
Bus from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Southern Cross Dr to Byron Bay Interchange, Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.blanchs.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Byron Bay to Surfers Paradise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $27–40
- Advantage
- $24–40
- Flexible
- $26–40
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $30–45
- Flexible
- $30–50
Bus from Mooloolaba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $28–40
- Advantage
- $26–40
- Flexible
- $27–40
Bus from Byron Bay to Surfers Paradise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- byronbayexpress.com.au
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Surfers Paradise
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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