There are 6 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 44m$852–3,352Train 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
34h 7m$929–2,913Train 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
28h 13m$893–3,600Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ABZ - MEL
32h 41m$995–3,735Fly 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 59m$1,352–3,952Fly Edinburgh Airport to Essendon Fields Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Essendon Fields Airport (MEB)plane EDI - MEB
38h 12m$986–2,936
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to St Kilda is to train and fly which costs $900 - $3,000 and takes 34h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to St Kilda is to fly which takes 25h 44m and costs $850 - $3,400.
The distance between Edinburgh and St Kilda is 16942 km.
It takes approximately 25h 44m to get from Edinburgh to St Kilda, including transfers.
St Kilda is 9h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:05 PM in Edinburgh and 1:05 AM in St Kilda.
There are 3569+ hotels available in St Kilda.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and St Kilda, VIC, Australia?
Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
- Website
- sharpairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
- 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
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- 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
- $150–270
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- $28
- 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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