There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Nairobi by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nairobi (NBO)plane EDI - NBO
14h 44m$274–1,014Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane GLA - NBO
14h 56m$446–797Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane NCL - NBO
16h 41m$333–1,214Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Nairobi (NBO)plane MME - NBO
18h 54m$556–1,942Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Nairobi (NBO)plane ABZ - NBO
19h 13m$406–1,420Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Nairobi (NBO)plane INV - NBO
20h 13m$443–1,567
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Nairobi is to train and fly which costs $440 - $800 and takes 14h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Nairobi is to fly which takes 14h 44m and costs $270 - $1,100.
The distance between Edinburgh and Nairobi is 7366 km.
It takes approximately 14h 44m to get from Edinburgh to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 3h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:04 AM in Edinburgh and 2:04 PM in Nairobi.
There are 12073+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Nairobi, Kenya?
Air France, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nairobi (NBO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nairobi via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Nairobi via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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