There are 7 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
20h 42m$378–1,393Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lusaka (LUN)plane EDI - LUN
19h 20m$533–1,563Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Lusaka (LUN)plane ABZ - LUN
23h 51m$485–1,868Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Lusaka (LUN)plane MME - LUN
24h 3m$836–3,032Train to Newcastle, fly to Lusaka
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Lusaka (LUN)plane NCL - LUN
23h 11m$546–1,465Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Lusaka (LUN)plane INV - LUN
24h 28m$650–1,943Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ndola, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ndola (NLA)plane EDI - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Lusakabus
27h 16m
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 $370 - $1,400 and takes 20h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka is to fly which takes 19h 20m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lusaka is 8607 km.
It takes approximately 20h 42m to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:22 PM in Edinburgh and 11:22 PM in Lusaka.
There are 372+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lusaka, Zambia?
Qatar Airways flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lusaka (LUN) 6 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via London Gatwick, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lusaka via London Gatwick, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lusaka via London Gatwick, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Lusaka via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Lusaka via London Gatwick, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Lusaka via London Gatwick, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via Brussels, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Newcastle to Lusaka via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- 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
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $18–24
- 1st Class
- $30–45
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $40–60
- 1st Class
- $70–100
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $60–85
- 1st Class
- $95–140
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $100–140
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $110–160
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $100–140
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $120–180
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $80–120
- 1st Class
- $160–220
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–280
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $95–140
- 1st Class
- $190–280
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $75–120
- 1st Class
- $150–210
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 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 Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- 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
- $350–400
- 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
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $65–80
- 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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