There are 8 ways to get from Scotland to Brisbane by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Brisbane Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane ABZ - BNE
28h 31m$527–3,738Fly Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane GLA - BNE
28h 43m$1,036–3,744Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane INV - BNE
28h 52m$576–3,741Fly Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane EDI - BNE
39h 4m$735–3,443Train to Newcastle, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane NCL - BNE
27h 36m$1,073–3,706Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane MAN - BNE
29h 58m$1,076–3,494Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)plane EDI - BNK
- Take the bus from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Southern Cross Dr to Byron Bay Interchange, Stand Bbus
- Take the bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand C to Roma Street Station, Stand Fbus
34h 55m$988–2,948Fly Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane EDI - OOL
- Take the train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3train
41h 17m$720–2,720
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Brisbane is to fly which costs $700 - $3,500 and takes 39h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Brisbane is to train and fly which takes 27h 36m and costs $1,000 - $3,800.
The distance between Scotland and Brisbane is 16201 km.
It takes approximately 28h 31m to get from Scotland to Brisbane, including transfers.
Brisbane is 9h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 10:54 AM in Scotland and 7:54 PM in Brisbane.
There are 1935+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Scotland and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
KLM, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport via Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
Flights from Newcastle to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Oslo, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Oslo, Phuket, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Brisbane Airport via Manchester Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Newcastle to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Doha, Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Oslo, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Oslo, Phuket, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Brisbane Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport via Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brisbane Airport via Stockholm, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,900
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Brisbane Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Brisbane Airport via Manchester Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- 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 Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Varsity Lakes station, platform 2 to Central station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 (0)2 6686 2144
- info.farnorthcoast@cdcbus.com.au
- Website
- blanchs.com.au
Bus from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Southern Cross Dr to Byron Bay Interchange, Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.blanchs.com.au/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Byron Bay Interchange, Stand C to Roma Street Station, Stand F
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
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