There are 8 ways to get from Sydney to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SYD - EDI
27h 34m£570–1,122Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SYD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
28h 39m£521–1,007Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SYD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
28h 48m£642–1,506Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane SYD - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
33h 51m£577–3,565Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SYD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
31h 12m£555–1,262Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane SYD - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
35h 30m£815–2,041Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SYD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
32h 50m£740–1,132Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane SYD - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
35h 11m£550–1,629
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £550 - £1,300 and takes 31h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 27h 34m and costs £550 - £1,200.
The distance between Sydney and Edinburgh is 10570 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 34m to get from Sydney to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 9h behind Sydney. It is currently 11:31 PM in Sydney and 2:31 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2854+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and Emirates fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £950–2,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,100–2,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £750–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,200–3,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Noi Bai International, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £900–3,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £700–950
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Abu Dhabi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Doha, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Suvarnabhumi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Dubai, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,500
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
- 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
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- 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
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- 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/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- 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 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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