There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Botswana by plane, 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 Gaborone
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gaborone (GBE)plane EDI - GBE
18h 58m$413–1,453Fly Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Maun Airport (MUB)plane EDI - MUB
18h 57m$713–1,313Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Gaborone
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Gaborone (GBE)plane GLA - GBE
19h 48m$436–1,297Train to Newcastle, fly to Gaborone
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Gaborone (GBE)plane NCL - GBE
20h 30m$498–1,671Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Gaborone
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Gaborone (GBE)plane DND - GBE
20h 59m$516–2,202Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane EDI - BUQ
- Drive from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Francistowncar
21h 15m$478–1,573
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Botswana is to train and fly which costs $430 - $1,300 and takes 19h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Botswana is to fly which takes 18h 57m and costs $700 - $1,400.
The distance between Edinburgh and Botswana is 9394 km.
It takes approximately 18h 58m to get from Edinburgh to Botswana, including transfers.
Botswana is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:47 AM in Edinburgh and 3:47 AM in Botswana.
There are 419+ hotels available in Botswana.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Botswana?
British Airways, Airlink, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gaborone (GBE) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via Frankfurt, Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via Munich, Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via Brussels, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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