There are 6 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$443–1,138Fly Edinburgh Airport to Malindi, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Malindi (MYD)plane EDI - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Mombasabus
19h 30m$379–1,332Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Mombasa
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Mombasa (MBA)plane GLA - MBA
16h 52m$462–1,181Fly 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$413–1,243Train to Newcastle, fly to Mombasa
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Mombasa (MBA)plane NCL - MBA
19h 39m$524–1,349Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Ukunda, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ukunda (UKA)plane GLA - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
17h 39m$462–1,286
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mombasa (MBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Mombasa is to fly which costs $440 - $1,200 and takes 16h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Mombasa is to fly which takes 16h 8m and costs $440 - $1,200.
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 11:16 PM in Edinburgh and 1:16 AM in Mombasa.
There are 1277+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ukunda via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ukunda via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ukunda via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ukunda via London Gatwick, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ukunda via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Malindi via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- 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
- +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
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- 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
- $55–110
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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