There are 2 ways to get from Edinburgh to Halifax by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane EDI - YHZ
10h 5m$421–1,121Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)plane GLA - YHZ
12h 52m$476–883
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Halifax is to train and fly which costs $470 - $900 and takes 12h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Halifax is to fly which takes 10h 5m and costs $420 - $1,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Halifax is 4330 km.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Edinburgh to Halifax, including transfers.
Halifax is 4h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 8:57 PM in Edinburgh and 4:57 PM in Halifax.
There are 270+ hotels available in Halifax.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Halifax, NS, Canada?
WestJet, Icelandair, and Air Canada fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) twice daily.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Halifax Stanfield International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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