There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Botswana by plane, train, or car
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Gaborone (GBE)EDI - GBE
18h 3m$363–1,253Fly Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Maun Airport (MUB)EDI - MUB
18h 47m$613–1,613Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Gaborone
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Gaborone (GBE)GLA - GBE
19h 37m$364–1,241Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Gaborone
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Gaborone (GBE)DND - GBE
23h 1m$476–2,146Train to Newcastle, fly to Gaborone
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Gaborone (GBE)NCL - GBE
20h 2m$365–1,349Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bulawayo (BUQ)EDI - BUQ
- Drive from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Francistown
21h 56m$428–1,473
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 $360 - $1,300 and takes 19h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Botswana is to fly which takes 18h 3m and costs $360 - $1,300.
The distance between Edinburgh and Botswana is 9394 km.
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from Edinburgh to Botswana, including transfers.
Botswana is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:57 PM in Edinburgh and 3:57 PM in Botswana.
There are 400+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,300
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Gaborone via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Gaborone via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via Brussels, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maun Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Brussels, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Gaborone via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–360
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–360
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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