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 13m$372–1,348Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Gaborone
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Gaborone (GBE)plane GLA - GBE
19h 25m$354–1,281Fly Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Maun Airport (MUB)plane EDI - MUB
18h 42m$483–1,813Train to Newcastle, fly to Gaborone
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Gaborone (GBE)plane NCL - GBE
22h 5m$441–1,548Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Maun Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Maun Airport (MUB)plane GLA - MUB
19h 33m$455–1,746Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane EDI - BUQ
- Drive from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Francistowncar
22h 45m$468–1,673
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Botswana is to train and fly which costs $350 - $1,300 and takes 19h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Botswana is to fly which takes 18h 13m and costs $370 - $1,400.
The distance between Edinburgh and Botswana is 9394 km.
It takes approximately 18h 13m to get from Edinburgh to Botswana, including transfers.
Botswana is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:33 AM in Edinburgh and 5:33 AM in Botswana.
There are 393+ hotels available in Botswana.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Botswana?
British Airways, Airlink, and three 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
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Maun Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Maun Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- 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
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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