There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kampala by plane, train, or bus
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 Entebbe
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Entebbe (EBB)plane EDI - EBB
17h 19m$577–1,127Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kigali, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kigali (KGL)plane EDI - KGL
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
22h 4m$284–1,096Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Entebbe
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Entebbe (EBB)plane ABZ - EBB
20h 1m$377–1,458Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Entebbe
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Entebbe (EBB)plane GLA - EBB
17h 12m$536–1,170Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Entebbe
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Entebbe (EBB)plane INV - EBB
20h 30m$404–1,520Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kisumu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane EDI - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busiabus
- Take the bus from Busia to Kampalabus
23h 53m$409–1,265
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Entebbe (EBB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kampala is to fly and bus which costs $280 - $1,100 and takes 22h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kampala is to train and fly which takes 17h 12m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kampala is 7053 km.
It takes approximately 17h 19m to get from Edinburgh to Kampala, including transfers.
Kampala is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:21 AM in Edinburgh and 2:21 AM in Kampala.
There are 1887+ hotels available in Kampala.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kampala, Uganda?
Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Entebbe (EBB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Entebbe via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Entebbe via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Entebbe via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Entebbe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Entebbe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Entebbe via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Entebbe via Brussels, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Entebbe via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Entebbe via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Entebbe via London Gatwick, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Entebbe via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Entebbe via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Entebbe via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Entebbe via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $3–21
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Busia to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $7
- Business/VIP
- $10
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