There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Rwanda by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kigali (KGL)plane EDI - KGL
14h 37m$264–1,014Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kigali (KGL)plane GLA - KGL
16h 35m$282–1,056Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kigali (KGL)plane NCL - KGL
15h 58m$307–1,226Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kigali (KGL)plane ABZ - KGL
17h 58m$541–742Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kigali (KGL)plane INV - KGL
19h 57m$366–1,503
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Rwanda is to train and fly which costs $280 - $1,100 and takes 16h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Rwanda is to fly which takes 14h 37m and costs $260 - $1,100.
The distance between Edinburgh and Rwanda is 7139 km.
It takes approximately 14h 37m to get from Edinburgh to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:11 AM in Edinburgh and 2:11 AM in Rwanda.
There are 938+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Rwanda?
KLM, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kigali (KGL) twice daily.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kigali via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kigali via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Newcastle to Kigali via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kigali via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kigali via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Kigali via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- 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/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- 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 Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- $55–100
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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