There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Airlie Beach by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane EDI - HTI
32h 2m$1,418–2,868Fly 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 10m$997–2,178Fly Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane EDI - PPP
32h 54m$1,661–3,574Fly 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
35h 48m$1,868–3,898Train 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
39h 38m$1,403–3,526Fly 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 40m$1,058–3,276
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Airlie Beach is to fly and bus which costs $950 - $2,200 and takes 34h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Airlie Beach is to fly which takes 32h 2m and costs $1,400 - $2,900.
The distance between Edinburgh and Airlie Beach is 15486 km.
It takes approximately 32h 2m to get from Edinburgh to Airlie Beach, including transfers.
Airlie Beach is 9h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:11 AM in Edinburgh and 1:11 PM in Airlie Beach.
There are 398+ hotels available in Airlie Beach.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Airlie Beach, QLD, Australia?
Emirates, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moranbah Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moranbah Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–11,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- skytrans.com.au
Flights from Manchester Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–10,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Townsville to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–933
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $35–60
- AChoice
- $45–60
- Gold Class
- $745
- Heritage Class
- $933
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Advantage
- $35–55
- Flexible
- $40–60
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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