There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kilimanjaro by plane, taxi, train, or shuttle
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 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 30m$313–1,153Fly 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 15m$303–1,085Train 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$313–1,141Train 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 37m$325–1,249Train 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
19h 51m$372–1,444Fly 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
23h 6m$318–1,068
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 $300 - $1,100 and takes 24h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kilimanjaro is to fly and taxi which takes 17h 30m and costs $310 - $1,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kilimanjaro is 7655 km.
It takes approximately 17h 30m to get from Edinburgh to Kilimanjaro, including transfers.
Kilimanjaro is 3h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:15 PM in Edinburgh and 3:15 PM in Kilimanjaro.
There are 13+ 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 Cathedral 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Arusha via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Arusha via Prague, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Arusha via Istanbul, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Arusha via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- 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
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–70
- 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
- $310–350
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- 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
- $330–380
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
- $330–380
- 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
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–34
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- 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
- $11–23
- 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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