There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Mombasa by plane, train, taxi, or bus
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 Mombasa
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mombasa (MBA)plane EDI - MBA
16h 8m$503–938Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Mombasa
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Mombasa (MBA)plane GLA - MBA
16h 48m$366–1,382Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ukunda (UKA)plane EDI - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
16h 40m$403–1,043Train to Newcastle, fly to Mombasa
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Mombasa (MBA)plane NCL - MBA
19h 40m$458–1,557Fly Edinburgh Airport to Malindi, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Malindi (MYD)plane EDI - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Mombasabus
19h 25m$449–1,332
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mombasa (MBA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Mombasa is to fly which costs $500 - $950 and takes 16h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Mombasa is to fly which takes 16h 8m and costs $500 - $950.
The distance between Edinburgh and Mombasa is 7747 km.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Edinburgh to Mombasa, including transfers.
Mombasa is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:31 AM in Edinburgh and 7:31 AM in Mombasa.
There are 2310+ hotels available in Mombasa.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Mombasa, Kenya?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and Airbus France fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mombasa (MBA) 6 times a week.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Newcastle to Mombasa via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Newcastle to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Mombasa via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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