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 International Airport (KGL)plane EDI - KGL
14h 37m$314–1,114Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane GLA - KGL
16h 27m$306–1,158Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane NCL - KGL
16h 23m$379–1,320Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane ABZ - KGL
17h 58m$463–1,645Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane INV - KGL
19h 54m$424–1,509
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Rwanda is to train and fly which costs $300 - $1,200 and takes 16h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Rwanda is to fly which takes 14h 37m and costs $310 - $1,200.
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 3:49 PM in Edinburgh and 4:49 PM in Rwanda.
There are 1016+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Rwanda?
KLM, Turkish Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kigali International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kigali International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Kigali International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Kigali International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kigali International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kigali International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 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
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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