There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kabul by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kabul (KBL)plane EDI - KBL
12h 13m$470–1,722Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kabul (KBL)plane GLA - KBL
15h 17m$639–2,065Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kabul (KBL)plane MAN - KBL
14h 32m$566–1,598
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kabul is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,600 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kabul is to fly which takes 12h 13m and costs $470 - $1,800.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kabul is 5861 km.
It takes approximately 12h 13m to get from Edinburgh to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 3h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:04 PM in Edinburgh and 1:34 AM in Kabul.
There are 26+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kabul, Afghanistan?
Turkish Airlines, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kabul (KBL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- flyariana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- 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
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- 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/
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