There are 6 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 42m£514–1,515Fly 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
32h 17m£427–1,450Train 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
35h 29m£456–1,656Bus 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
33h 14m£461–1,636Bus 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 24m£468–1,647Train 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 41m£673–1,848
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 42m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 30h 42m and costs £500 - £1,600.
The distance between Wellington and Edinburgh is 11501 miles.
It takes approximately 30h 42m to get from Wellington to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 13h behind Wellington. It is currently 12:11 AM in Wellington and 11:11 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2619+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Jetstar, Qantas, and five other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Wellington to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £460–2,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Edinburgh Airport via Blenheim, Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,700
Flights from Palmerston to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,600
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,700
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Wellington to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,400
Flights from Wellington to Edinburgh Airport via Nadi, Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–2,600
Flights from Wellington to Glasgow Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,400
Flights from Wellington to Glasgow Airport via Nadi, Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–2,600
Flights from Paraparaumu to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,600
Flights from Palmerston to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,600
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via Vancouver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Wellington to Glasgow Airport via Auckland, New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Glasgow Airport via Auckland, San Francisco, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Glasgow Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Glasgow Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,600
Flights from Paraparaumu to Edinburgh Airport via Blenheim, Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Edinburgh Airport via Vancouver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Wellington to Edinburgh Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
- 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/
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