There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to South Australia by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane EDI - ADL
25h 3m$1,123–1,823Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane BHX - ADL
27h 50m$937–2,613Fly Edinburgh Airport to Whyalla Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane EDI - WYA
33h$939–2,143Train 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
30h 35m$1,170–1,778Train 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
26h 52m$1,087–1,918Fly Edinburgh Airport to Mount Gambier Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane EDI - MGB
28h 22m$1,153–2,268Fly Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EDI - MEL
- Take the train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
32h 20m$1,006–1,881
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 - $2,000 and takes 26h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to South Australia is to fly which takes 25h 3m and costs $1,100 - $1,900.
The distance between Edinburgh and South Australia is 16330 km.
It takes approximately 25h 3m to get from Edinburgh to South Australia, including transfers.
South Australia is 10h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:03 PM in Edinburgh and 1:33 AM in South Australia.
There are 1665+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
- 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
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whyalla Airport via Doha, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whyalla Airport via Doha, Perth, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Whyalla Airport via Helsinki, Singapore Changi, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Manchester Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Manchester Airport, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Doha, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- ScotRail
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 27m
- 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Sunshine Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
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