There are 7 ways to get from Wellington to Edinburgh by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Wellington to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane WLG - EDI
30h 17m£513–1,515Fly Wellington to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane WLG - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
31h 52m£446–1,650Train to Paraparaumu, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PPQ - EDI
32h 49m£566–2,156Bus to Palmerston, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PMR - EDI
32h 27m£481–1,736Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane WAG - EDI
34h 14m£458–1,647Train to Auckland, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AKL - EDI
38h 20m£672–2,047Bus, bus to New Plymouth Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to New Plymouthbus
- Fly from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NPL - EDI
38h 43m£523–1,787
Wellington (WLG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £500 - £1,600 and takes 30h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 30h 17m and costs £500 - £1,600.
The distance between Wellington and Edinburgh is 11501 miles.
It takes approximately 30h 17m to get from Wellington to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 11h behind Wellington. It is currently 10:14 AM in Wellington and 11:14 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 1656+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Air New Zealand, JetBlue Airways, and six other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wellington to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,400
Flights from Palmerston to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,800
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Wellington to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,400
Flights from Palmerston to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,800
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Wellington to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,600
Flights from Paraparaumu to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
Flights from Paraparaumu to Edinburgh Airport via Blenheim, Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
Flights from Palmerston to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,700
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Wellington to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Glasgow Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,600
Flights from Palmerston to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,700
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Wellington to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,400
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Wellington to Glasgow Airport via Auckland, New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Glasgow Airport via Auckland, San Francisco, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Glasgow Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £440–2,400
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- capital.connection@kiwirail.co.nz
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £43
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–17
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–140
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–27
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Palmerston North to New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–23
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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