There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to North Pole by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane EDI - FAI
23h 50m$449–1,419Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane GLA - FAI
25h 19m$412–1,263Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane NCL - FAI
26h 4m$532–1,728Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane MAN - FAI
27h 21m$514–1,394
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 $410 - $1,300 and takes 25h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to North Pole is to fly which takes 23h 50m and costs $440 - $1,500.
The distance between Edinburgh and North Pole is 3946 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 50m to get from Edinburgh to North Pole, including transfers.
North Pole is 9h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 3:36 PM in Edinburgh and 6:36 AM in North Pole.
There are 133+ hotels available in North Pole.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and North Pole, AK, USA?
United Airlines, Icelandair, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fairbanks (FAI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Newcastle to Fairbanks via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Fairbanks via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Newcastle to Fairbanks via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fairbanks via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Fairbanks via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fairbanks via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- 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
- $27–50
- 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
- $11–21
- 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
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- 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
- $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
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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