There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Airlie Beach by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane EDI - PPP
33h 36m$1,671–3,084Fly Edinburgh Airport to Mackay, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mackay (MKY)plane EDI - MKY
- Take the bus from Mackay to Airlie Beachbus
34h 18m$998–1,878Fly Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane EDI - HTI
31h 23m$1,479–2,714Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane MAN - PPP
36h 45m$1,783–5,177Fly Edinburgh Airport to Moranbah Airport, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)plane EDI - MOV
- Drive from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to Airlie Beachcar
32h 48m$2,078–6,613Fly Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane EDI - TSV
- Take the train from Townsville to Proserpinetrain
37h 3m$1,058–2,976
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Airlie Beach is to fly and bus which costs $1,000 - $1,900 and takes 34h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Airlie Beach is to fly which takes 31h 23m and costs $1,400 - $2,800.
The distance between Edinburgh and Airlie Beach is 15489 km.
It takes approximately 33h 36m to get from Edinburgh to Airlie Beach, including transfers.
Airlie Beach is 10h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:58 AM in Edinburgh and 9:58 PM in Airlie Beach.
There are 399+ hotels available in Airlie Beach.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Airlie Beach, QLD, Australia?
Emirates, Jetstar, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moranbah Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Townsville to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–933
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $35–60
- AChoice
- $45–60
- Gold Class
- $745
- Heritage Class
- $933
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–57
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Flexible
- $51–57
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
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