There are 8 ways to get from Sydney to Scotland by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SYD - EDI
27h 2m£439–871Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)SYD - DND
32h 59m£391–1,214Fly to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)SYD - GLA
27h 29m£459–811Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Newcastle (NCL)SYD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
29h 5m£519–1,295Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)SYD - INV
35h 39m£516–1,221Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SYD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
29h 56m£413–906Fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)SYD - ABZ
35h 5m£559–1,211Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)SYD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
31h 53m£494–1,311
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Scotland is to fly which costs £450 - £850 and takes 27h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Scotland is to fly which takes 27h 2m and costs £430 - £900.
The distance between Sydney and Scotland is 10570 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 2m to get from Sydney to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 11h behind Sydney. It is currently 12:00 AM in Sydney and 1:00 PM in Scotland.
There are 1363+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Scotland?
Emirates, Virgin Australia, and Qatar Airways fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Abu Dhabi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Doha, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Suvarnabhumi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Dubai, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Haikou, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Tan Son Nhat, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–950
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Abu Dhabi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Abu Dhabi, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,200
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–900
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- 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
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- 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 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times 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 Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
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
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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