There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Lusaka
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Lusaka (LUN)plane GLA - LUN
19h 1m$461–1,202Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lusaka (LUN)plane EDI - LUN
18h 46m$473–1,153Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ndola, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ndola (NLA)plane EDI - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Lusakabus
23h 32mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lusaka (LUN)plane MAN - LUN
23h 35m$551–1,331
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka is to train and fly which costs $460 - $1,200 and takes 19h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka is to fly which takes 18h 46m and costs $470 - $1,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lusaka is 8605 km.
It takes approximately 19h 1m to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:55 PM in Edinburgh and 12:55 AM in Lusaka.
There are 360+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lusaka, Zambia?
easyJet, Kenya Airways, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lusaka (LUN) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via London Gatwick, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via London Gatwick, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)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
- $27–55
- 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
- $12–23
- 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
- $17–30
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Ndola to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
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