There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to South Australia by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane EDI - ADL
25h 42m$1,123–1,523Fly Edinburgh Airport to Whyalla Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane EDI - WYA
36h$1,039–2,043Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane GLA - ADL
24h 29m$1,226–2,071Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MAN - ADL
27h 21m$1,086–1,417Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane ABZ - ADL
31h 51m$1,170–1,777Fly Edinburgh Airport to Mount Gambier Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane EDI - MGB
28h 42m$1,153–2,268
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to South Australia is to train and fly which costs $1,000 - $1,500 and takes 27h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to South Australia is to train and fly which takes 24h 29m and costs $1,200 - $2,100.
The distance between Edinburgh and South Australia is 16330 km.
It takes approximately 25h 42m to get from Edinburgh to South Australia, including transfers.
South Australia is 9h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:18 PM in Edinburgh and 12:48 AM in South Australia.
There are 1647+ hotels available in South Australia.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and South Australia?
Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whyalla Airport via Dubai, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whyalla Airport via Doha, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whyalla Airport via Doha, Perth, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whyalla Airport via Beijing Capital, Hong Kong, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whyalla Airport via Helsinki, Singapore Changi, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Doha, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- Lumo
- 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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