There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sydney by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)EDI - SYD
25h 52m$887–1,742Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)MAN - SYD
29h 11m$824–1,644Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)GLA - SYD
25h 27m$953–1,774Fly Edinburgh Airport to Wollongong, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wollongong (WOL)EDI - WOL
- Take the train from Albion Park Station to Martin Place Station
33h 4m$1,927–4,030Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)ABZ - SYD
30h 23m$1,036–2,479Fly Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)EDI - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
33h 26m$1,132–2,338Fly Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)EDI - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra Airport, Terminal Av to Goulburn Station, Coach Stop
- Take the train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
33h 44m$1,140–2,585Fly Edinburgh Airport to Orange Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Orange Airport (OAG)EDI - OAG
- Take the train from Millthorpe Station to Central Station
34h 45m$1,283–2,841
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $800 - $1,700 and takes 29h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sydney is to train and fly which takes 25h 27m and costs $950 - $1,800.
The distance between Edinburgh and Sydney is 16908 km.
It takes approximately 25h 52m to get from Edinburgh to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 11h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:19 AM in Edinburgh and 3:19 PM in Sydney.
There are 4728+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Virgin Australia fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wollongong via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wollongong via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wollongong via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wollongong via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wollongong via Doha, Perth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Orange Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Orange Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Orange Airport via Dubai, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
- Website
- linkairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wollongong via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wollongong via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Orange Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Sydney International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,300
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Newcastle Airport via Dubai, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 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
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.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
- $420–460
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Albion Park Station to Martin Place Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- 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
- $55–230
- 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 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–150
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $28–40
- First
- $40–55
- Sleeper
- $130–150
Train from Millthorpe Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Goulburn Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $29–45
- First Class
- $40–60
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Canberra Airport, Terminal Av to Goulburn Station, Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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