There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Durban by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to King Shaka International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane EDI - DUR
19h 37mR 5,410–21,440Fly Edinburgh Airport to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane EDI - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durbanbus
21h 41mR 7,686–27,841Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane GLA - DUR
20h 15mR 5,736–25,138Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane GLA - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durbanbus
24h 14mR 8,012–28,539Train to Newcastle, fly to King Shaka International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane NCL - DUR
20h 38mR 6,367–28,315Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane DND - DUR
21h 26mR 8,031–30,285
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Durban is to fly which costs R 5 000 - R 22 000 and takes 19h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Durban is to fly which takes 19h 37m and costs R 5 000 - R 22 000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Durban is 10103 km.
It takes approximately 19h 37m to get from Edinburgh to Durban, including transfers.
Durban is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:22 AM in Edinburgh and 6:22 AM in Durban.
There are 2150+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Durban, South Africa?
British Airways, Airlink, and seven other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–24,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–31,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–35,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–31,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–35,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–29,000
Flights from Newcastle to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–26,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–33,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–24,000
Flights from Newcastle to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–26,000
Flights from Newcastle to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–29,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–38,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–35,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–35,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–29,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–24,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Newcastle to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–26,000
Flights from Newcastle to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–33,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–24,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Newcastle to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–26,000
Flights from Newcastle to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–33,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–35,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–31,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–35,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–29,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–31,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–26,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–26,000
Flights from Newcastle to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–28,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–30,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–35,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–35,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–29,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–35,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–30,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–35,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–29,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Newcastle to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to King Shaka International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Newcastle to King Shaka International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 450–800
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 360–550
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 650–950
- 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
- R 950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 280–460
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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