There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka by plane, train, bus, or car
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 Lusaka
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lusaka (LUN)plane EDI - LUN
21h 31m$463–1,153Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Lusaka (LUN)plane GLA - LUN
22h 40m$483–1,096Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ndola, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ndola (NLA)plane EDI - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Lusakabus
28h 21mTrain to Newcastle, fly to Lusaka
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Lusaka (LUN)plane NCL - LUN
22h 53m$529–1,268Train 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$574–1,331Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane EDI - FBM
- Drive from Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) to Lusakacar
29h 19m$543–1,633
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka is to fly which costs $460 - $1,200 and takes 21h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka is to fly which takes 21h 31m and costs $460 - $1,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lusaka is 8498 km.
It takes approximately 21h 31m to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:07 AM in Edinburgh and 1:07 AM in Lusaka.
There are 393+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lusaka, Zambia?
British Airways, Rwandair Express, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lusaka (LUN) once daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via London Gatwick, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via London Gatwick, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Lusaka via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via Brussels, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Newcastle to Lusaka via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Newcastle to Lusaka via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- 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
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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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