There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lindi by plane, bus, train, taxi, or ferry
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 Julius Nyerere International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane EDI - DAR
- Take the bus from Temeke Mwisho to Lindi Bus Terminalbus
22h 38m$315–1,137Train to Newcastle, fly to Mtwara, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Mtwara (MYW)plane NCL - MYW
- Take the taxi from Mtwara (MYW) to Linditaxi
28h 49m$421–1,495Fly Edinburgh Airport to Mtwara, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mtwara (MYW)plane EDI - MYW
- Take the taxi from Mtwara (MYW) to Linditaxi
22h 28m$408–1,483Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane MAN - DAR
- Take the bus from Temeke Mwisho to Lindi Bus Terminalbus
23h 57m$423–1,411Fly Edinburgh Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane EDI - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Take the bus from Temeke Mwisho to Lindi Bus Terminalbus
24h 50m$372–1,473Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane GLA - DAR
- Take the bus from Temeke Mwisho to Lindi Bus Terminalbus
28h 17m$424–1,179Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Mtwara, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Mtwara (MYW)plane GLA - MYW
- Take the taxi from Mtwara (MYW) to Linditaxi
30h 46m$497–1,525
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lindi is to fly and bus which costs $310 - $1,200 and takes 22h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lindi is to fly and taxi which takes 22h 28m and costs $400 - $1,500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lindi is 8466 km.
It takes approximately 22h 38m to get from Edinburgh to Lindi, including transfers.
Lindi is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:11 AM in Edinburgh and 5:11 AM in Lindi.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lindi, Tanzania?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Lindi. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), take the taxi to Temeke Mwisho, then take the bus to Lindi Bus Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the train to Newcastle, walk to Central Station, take the subway to Newcastle Airport, walk to Newcastle (NCL) airport, fly to Mtwara (MYW), then take the taxi to Lindi.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Newcastle to Mtwara via Dubai, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Newcastle to Mtwara via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mtwara via Dubai, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Rome, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mtwara via Dubai, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Newcastle to Mtwara via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Mtwara via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mtwara via Istanbul, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- skywardexpress.co.ke
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Verona, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- 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 Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- 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
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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/
- Phone
- - +255716142929
- butilazunguexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- butilazungu.co.tz
Bus from Temeke Mwisho to Lindi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- butilazungu.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 696112233
- bookings@tripsiri.com
- Website
- zanfastferries.co.tz
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–140
- Schedules at
- zanfastferries.co.tz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Estimated price
- $55–70
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