There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Free State by plane, taxi, train, or car
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane EDI - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Sasolburgtaxi
17h 19mR 6,213–32,813Fly Edinburgh Airport to Maseru, drive
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Maseru (MSU)plane EDI - MSU
- Drive from Maseru (MSU) to Botshabelocar
19h 50mR 5,273–20,593Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)plane EDI - BFN
17h 54mR 6,323–27,343Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane GLA - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Sasolburgtaxi
17h 42mR 8,045–16,524Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane DND - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Sasolburgtaxi
18h 58mR 7,306–29,675Train to Newcastle, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane NCL - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Sasolburgtaxi
18h 1mR 6,115–23,705Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ABZ - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Sasolburgtaxi
20h 16mR 6,686–27,988Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane MAN - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Sasolburgtaxi
20h 13mR 8,371–20,756
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Free State is to fly and taxi which costs R 6 000 - R 33 000 and takes 17h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Free State is to fly and taxi which takes 17h 19m and costs R 6 000 - R 33 000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Free State is 9712 km.
It takes approximately 17h 19m to get from Edinburgh to Free State, including transfers.
Free State is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:13 AM in Edinburgh and 8:13 AM in Free State.
There are 87+ hotels available in Free State.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Free State, South Africa?
Air France, Airlink, and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maseru via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maseru via London Heathrow, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–20,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maseru via Istanbul, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maseru via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,600–20,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–28,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–25,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–27,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maseru via Frankfurt, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–26,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maseru via London Heathrow, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–20,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Maseru via Istanbul, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–25,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–25,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–27,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–26,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–29,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–35,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–27,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–22,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–27,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
- 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 460–850
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–2,300
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- R 380–600
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,300
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–2,200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 260–420
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 550–900
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 550–950
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,800–3,200
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- R 500–600
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
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