There are 8 ways to get from Gold Coast to Edinburgh by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BNE - EDI
29h 42m£450–1,124Fly Gold Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane OOL - EDI
31h 39m£461–1,411Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BNE - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
30h 33m£527–1,189Bus to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Ballinabus
- Fly from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BNK - EDI
33h 36m£526–1,240Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BNE - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
30h 58m£520–1,798Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BNE - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
32h 15m£517–1,624Fly Gold Coast Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane OOL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
31h 30m£478–1,476Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BNE - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
34h 57m£610–1,214
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gold Coast to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £500 - £1,200 and takes 30h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Gold Coast to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 29h 42m and costs £450 - £1,200.
The distance between Gold Coast and Edinburgh is 10273 miles.
It takes approximately 29h 42m to get from Gold Coast to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 10h behind Gold Coast. It is currently 9:38 PM in Gold Coast and 11:38 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2452+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Gold Coast, QLD, Australia and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Sydney, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,500
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Glasgow Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Sydney, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Manchester Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,100
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Manchester Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £360–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Glasgow Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–14
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £290–330
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Ballina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- £14–21
- Advantage
- £14–22
- Flexible
- £13–21
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