There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to St Kilda by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EDI - MEL
25h 54m$843–1,643Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ABZ - MEL
31h 25m$641–1,779Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GLA - MEL
27h 14m$1,059–1,575Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
30h 23m$778–1,844Fly Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane EDI - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
31h 4m$1,243–3,843Fly Edinburgh Airport to Essendon Fields Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Essendon Fields Airport (MEB)plane EDI - MEB
37h 26m$931–3,231Fly Edinburgh Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Albury (ABX)plane EDI - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
33h 42m$1,354–4,099
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to St Kilda is to fly which costs $800 - $1,700 and takes 25h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to St Kilda is to fly which takes 25h 54m and costs $800 - $1,700.
The distance between Edinburgh and St Kilda is 16942 km.
It takes approximately 25h 54m to get from Edinburgh to St Kilda, including transfers.
St Kilda is 11h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:17 PM in Edinburgh and 11:17 PM in St Kilda.
There are 5346+ hotels available in St Kilda.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and St Kilda, VIC, Australia?
Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, and Emirates fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Albury via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Albury via Dubai, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Albury via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
- Website
- sharpairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- 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
- $35–36
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- 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
- $35–36
- 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
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $420–450
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $460–550
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $420–460
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $500–600
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–70
- 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 Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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