There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kigali by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane EDI - KGL
14h 37m$294–1,114Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane GLA - KGL
16h 17m$313–1,157Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane NCL - KGL
15h 52m$356–1,326Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane ABZ - KGL
17h 58m$431–1,546Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane INV - KGL
19h 40m$411–1,508
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kigali is to fly which costs $290 - $1,200 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kigali is to fly which takes 14h 37m and costs $290 - $1,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kigali is 7139 km.
It takes approximately 14h 37m to get from Edinburgh to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:53 PM in Edinburgh and 11:53 PM in Kigali.
There are 972+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kigali, Rwanda?
KLM, Turkish Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kigali International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kigali International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kigali International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Kigali International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kigali International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kigali International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- 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/
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 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 Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- 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 Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- 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
- $55–110
- 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
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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