There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Scotland by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MEL - EDI
26h 20m£525–925Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MEL - INV
29h 57m£420–1,023Fly to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MEL - GLA
25h 38m£568–970Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane MEL - DND
30h 20m£437–1,118Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MEL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
28h 25m£652–1,109Fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MEL - ABZ
28h 48m£439–1,122Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
29h 38m£565–965Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MEL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
30h 42m£600–1,085
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Scotland is to fly and train which costs £550 - £1,000 and takes 29h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Scotland is to fly which takes 25h 38m and costs £550 - £1,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Scotland is 10584 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 20m to get from Melbourne to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:25 AM in Melbourne and 10:25 PM in Scotland.
There are 1532+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Scotland?
Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and Emirates fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Doha, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Abu Dhabi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Dubai, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Suvarnabhumi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Abu Dhabi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Dubai, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Suvarnabhumi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Abu Dhabi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £430–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- 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 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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