There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Senegal by plane, bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)EDI - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakar
12h 55m$214–775Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Dakar
6d 17hTrain to Newcastle, fly to Blaise Diagne International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)NCL - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakar
14h 29m$226–921Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nouakchott, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nouakchott (NKC)EDI - NKC
- Drive from Nouakchott (NKC) to Saint-Louis
16h 2m$243–713Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Blaise Diagne International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)GLA - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakar
14h 54m$225–763Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Dakar
7d 20h$2,448–4,329
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Senegal is to train and fly and bus which costs $220 - $800 and takes 14h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Senegal is to fly and bus which takes 12h 55m and costs $210 - $800.
The distance between Edinburgh and Senegal is 4806 km.
It takes approximately 12h 55m to get from Edinburgh to Senegal, including transfers.
There are 1572+ hotels available in Senegal.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Senegal?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Senegal. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS), walk to Dakar AIBD, take the bus to Dakar, walk to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, then take the bus to Place de la nation. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Edinburgh to Dakar via Folkestone and Calais-Fréthun in around 6d 17h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Newcastle to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nouakchott via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nouakchott via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nouakchott via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- mauritaniaairlines.mr
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nouakchott via Gran Canaria, Nouadhibou
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- 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
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- 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
- $12–27
- 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 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–360
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- 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
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +221 33 824 10 10
- support@demdikk.sn
- Website
- demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–800
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- $90–120
- Car
- $280–390
- Single Ticket
- $120–260
- Car Single Ticket
- $330–800
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