There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Launceston by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Launceston
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Launceston (LST)plane EDI - LST
27h 15m$1,353–1,763Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hobart, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hobart (HBA)plane EDI - HBA
- Take the bus from Hobart Transit Centre, Liverpool St to Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2bus
32h 47m$987–2,139Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Launceston
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Launceston (LST)plane GLA - LST
34h 51m$1,019–2,979Fly Edinburgh Airport to Devonport Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Devonport Airport (DPO)plane EDI - DPO
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop A to Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2bus
30h 50m$1,342–4,049Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Launceston
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Launceston (LST)plane MAN - LST
31h 34m$1,063–1,689Fly Edinburgh Airport to Burnie, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Burnie (BWT)plane EDI - BWT
- Take the bus from Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop Bbus
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop A to Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2bus
34h 23m$1,324–4,127
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Launceston (LST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Launceston is to train and fly which costs $1,000 - $1,700 and takes 31h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Launceston is to fly which takes 27h 15m and costs $1,300 - $1,800.
The distance between Edinburgh and Launceston is 17388 km.
It takes approximately 27h 15m to get from Edinburgh to Launceston, including transfers.
Launceston is 11h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:04 PM in Edinburgh and 5:04 AM in Launceston.
There are 349+ hotels available in Launceston.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Launceston, TAS, Australia?
Emirates, Jetstar, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Launceston (LST) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Launceston via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Launceston via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Launceston via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Devonport Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Devonport Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hobart via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Burnie via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Launceston via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hobart via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hobart via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Launceston via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hobart via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hobart via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Devonport Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Devonport Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hobart via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Devonport Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Burnie via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Burnie via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Launceston via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
- 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
- $33–35
- 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
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +61 7 5552 2700
- info@wearekinetic.com
- Website
- wearekinetic.com
Bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop A to Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from Hobart Transit Centre, Liverpool St to Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
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