There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kilimanjaro by plane, taxi, train, or shuttle
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane EDI - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Kilimanjarotaxi
17h$373–1,453Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi, shuttle, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nairobi (NBO)plane EDI - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi JKIA to Moshi
- Take the taxi from Moshi to Kilimanjarotaxi
24h 25m$323–1,185Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane GLA - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Kilimanjarotaxi
18h 10m$375–1,396Train to Newcastle, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane NCL - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Kilimanjarotaxi
18h 47m$446–1,663Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane ABZ - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Kilimanjarotaxi
20h 37m$530–1,985Fly Edinburgh Airport to Arusha, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Arusha (ARK)plane EDI - ARK
- Take the taxi from Arusha-Airport-ARK to Kilimanjarotaxi
30h 11m$348–1,268
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kilimanjaro is to fly and shuttle and taxi which costs $320 - $1,200 and takes 24h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kilimanjaro is to fly and taxi which takes 17h and costs $370 - $1,500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kilimanjaro is 7655 km.
It takes approximately 17h to get from Edinburgh to Kilimanjaro, including transfers.
Kilimanjaro is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:29 PM in Edinburgh and 2:29 PM in Kilimanjaro.
There are 14+ hotels available in Kilimanjaro.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Kilimanjaro. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), then take the taxi to Kilimanjaro. Alternatively, you can take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Buchanan Street, take the line 500 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), then take the taxi to Kilimanjaro.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Arusha via Istanbul, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Arusha via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Arusha via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,500
- 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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- 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
- $11–20
- 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
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- $45–70
- 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 Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- 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
- +254722328595
- Website
- riverside-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Nairobi JKIA to Moshi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Schedules at
- riverside-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- $18–55
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