There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Sandton by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane EDI - JNB
16h 47mR 6,830–19,360Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ABZ - JNB
19h 14mR 6,311–24,859Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane GLA - JNB
17h 16mR 7,005–19,808Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane NCL - JNB
18hR 6,875–15,931Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane DND - JNB
18h 47mR 6,805–26,880Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane MAN - JNB
19h 36mR 6,715–13,861Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane INV - JNB
26h 3mR 6,807–25,098
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Sandton is to fly which costs R 6 500 - R 20 000 and takes 16h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Sandton is to fly which takes 16h 47m and costs R 6 500 - R 20 000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Sandton is 9638 km.
It takes approximately 16h 47m to get from Edinburgh to Sandton, including transfers.
Sandton is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:17 PM in Edinburgh and 4:17 PM in Sandton.
There are 4604+ hotels available in Sandton.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Sandton, South Africa?
Lufthansa, Air France, and easyJet fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,400–18,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–20,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–26,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–24,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–18,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–18,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–18,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–18,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–18,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–18,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–18,000
Flights from Newcastle to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–17,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 4,900–15,000
Train operators
- 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
- R 384–390
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 250–600
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 350–1,200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 500–1,400
- 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
- R 384–389
- 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
- R 1,300–1,700
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- R 4,600–5,000
- Sleeper Seat
- R 1,300–1,700
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- R 5,000–6,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–1,800
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- R 4,600–5,000
- Sleeper Seat
- R 1,300–1,800
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- R 5,500–6,500
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–1,700
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- R 4,600–5,000
- Sleeper Seat
- R 1,300–1,700
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- R 5,000–6,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–1,800
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- R 4,600–5,000
- Sleeper Seat
- R 1,300–1,800
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- R 5,500–6,500
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–1,800
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- R 4,600–5,100
- Sleeper Seat
- R 1,400–1,800
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- R 5,500–7,000
- 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
- R 470–850
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 220–370
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–550
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–1,700
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 600–900
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 190–800
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- 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
- R 190–370
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,800
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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