There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kenya by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nairobi (NBO)EDI - NBO
14h 13m$255–915Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kisumu International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)EDI - KIS
16h 34m$308–982Fly Edinburgh Airport to Mombasa
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mombasa (MBA)EDI - MBA
17h 18m$403–688Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nairobi (NBO)GLA - NBO
16h 7m$266–1,003Train to Newcastle, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Nairobi (NBO)NCL - NBO
15h 42m$267–1,061Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Nairobi (NBO)ABZ - NBO
17h 6m$324–1,306
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kenya is to fly which costs $400 - $700 and takes 17h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kenya is to fly which takes 14h 13m and costs $250 - $950.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kenya is 7362 km.
It takes approximately 14h 13m to get from Edinburgh to Kenya, including transfers.
Kenya is 3h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:01 AM in Edinburgh and 10:01 AM in Kenya.
There are 8354+ hotels available in Kenya.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kenya?
British Airways, Kenya Airways, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nairobi (NBO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nairobi via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–360
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–390
- 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
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- 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
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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