There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Freetown by plane, ferry, train, or taxi
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 Conakry, ferry
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Conakry (CKY)plane EDI - CKY
- Take the ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeenferry
15h 35m$395–1,596Train to Newcastle, fly to Conakry, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Conakry (CKY)plane NCL - CKY
- Take the ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeenferry
18h 56m$461–1,804Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)plane MAN - FNA
- Take the taxi from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Freetowntaxi
19h 26m$618–1,938Fly Edinburgh Airport to Freetown-Lungi International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)plane EDI - FNA
- Take the taxi from Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA) to Freetowntaxi
16h 2m$403–1,563Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Conakry, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Conakry (CKY)plane GLA - CKY
- Take the ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeenferry
23h 29m$397–1,640
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Conakry (CKY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Freetown is to train and fly and ferry which costs $390 - $1,700 and takes 23h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Freetown is to fly and ferry which takes 15h 35m and costs $390 - $1,600.
The distance between Edinburgh and Freetown is 5382 km.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from Edinburgh to Freetown, including transfers.
Freetown is 1h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 3:58 PM in Edinburgh and 2:58 PM in Freetown.
There are 72+ hotels available in Freetown.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Freetown, Sierra Leone?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Freetown. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Conakry (CKY), take the taxi to Kaloum, then take the ferry to Aberdeen. Alternatively, you can take the train to Newcastle, walk to Central Station, take the subway to Newcastle Airport, walk to Newcastle (NCL) airport, fly to Conakry (CKY), take the taxi to Kaloum, then take the ferry to Aberdeen.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Conakry via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Conakry via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Conakry via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Newcastle to Conakry via London Heathrow, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Freetown-Lungi International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Freetown-Lungi International Airport via Malaga, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Conakry via Malaga, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Conakry via Bordeaux, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Conakry via Porto, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Freetown-Lungi International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- flysierraleone.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Freetown-Lungi International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Freetown-Lungi International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- 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
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- 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
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- 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
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +23276551155
- info@seacoachferry.com
- Website
- seacoachexpress.com
Ferry from Kaloum to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Schedules at
- seacoachexpress.com
- Economy
- $100
- Business
- $120
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Estimated price
- $40–50
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