There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to North Pole by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Fairbanks
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane EDI - FAI
23h 44m$389–1,519Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Fairbanks
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane GLA - FAI
24h 41m$367–1,061Train to Newcastle, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane NCL - FAI
24h 17m$391–1,227Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane MAN - FAI
26h 49m$446–1,192Fly Edinburgh Airport to Anchorage International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane EDI - ANC
- Take the train from Anchorage to Fairbankstrain
35h 10m$1,167–3,367
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fairbanks (FAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to North Pole is to train and fly which costs $360 - $1,100 and takes 24h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to North Pole is to fly which takes 23h 44m and costs $380 - $1,600.
The distance between Edinburgh and North Pole is 3945 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 44m to get from Edinburgh to North Pole, including transfers.
North Pole is 8h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 1:02 PM in Edinburgh and 5:02 AM in North Pole.
There are 148+ hotels available in North Pole.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and North Pole, AK, USA?
United Airlines flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fairbanks (FAI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Fairbanks via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Fairbanks via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Newcastle to Fairbanks via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Newcastle to Fairbanks via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- 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
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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 Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- 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
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +1 800 544 0552
- reservations@akrr.com
- Website
- alaskarailroad.com
Train from Anchorage to Fairbanks
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–509
- Website
- https://www.alaskarailroad.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.alaskarailroad.com/ride-a-train/schedules
- Adventure Class Adult
- $150–280
- Goldstar Service Adult
- $509
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