There are 6 ways to get from High Blantyre to Chipata by plane, car or train
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Recommended
Fly from Glasgow, drive
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Fly from Glasgow (GLA) to Lilongwe (LLW)
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Drive from Lilongwe to Chipata
Cheapest
Train to Edinburgh, fly, drive
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Take the train from Partick to Edinburgh Park
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Fly from Edinburgh (EDI) to Lilongwe (LLW)
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Drive from Lilongwe to Chipata
Train to Aberdeen, fly, drive
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Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
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Fly from Aberdeen (ABZ) to Lilongwe (LLW)
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Drive from Lilongwe to Chipata
Train to Durham, fly, drive
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Take the train from Motherwell to Darlington
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Fly from Durham (MME) to Lilongwe (LLW)
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Drive from Lilongwe to Chipata
Train, train to Newcastle, fly, drive
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Take the train from Motherwell to Carlisle
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Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastle
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Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Lilongwe (LLW)
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Drive from Lilongwe to Chipata
Train, train to Inverness, fly, drive
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Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
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Take the train from Perth to Inverness
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Fly from Inverness (INV) to Lilongwe (LLW)
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Drive from Lilongwe to Chipata
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Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from High Blantyre to Chipata is to train and fly and drive, which costs £390 - £1,700 and takes 21h 39m.
The quickest way to get from High Blantyre to Chipata is to fly and drive which costs £410 - £1,800 and takes 20h 18m.
The distance between High Blantyre and Chipata is 8444 km.
It takes approximately 20h 18m to get from High Blantyre to Chipata, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Glasgow Airport to Lilongwe Airport. The quickest flight takes 18h 25m and has two stopovers.
Chipata is 1h ahead of High Blantyre. It is currently 2:15 PM in High Blantyre and 3:15 PM in Chipata.
Lufthansa, Emirates, KLM and three other airlines offer flights from Glasgow Airport to Lilongwe Airport.
There are one+ hotels available in Chipata. Prices start at $100 USD per night.

- Distance: 8444.1 km
- Duration: 20h 18m
What companies run services between High Blantyre, Scotland and Chipata, Zambia?
There is no direct connection from High Blantyre to Chipata. However, you can take the train to Glasgow Central Low Level, take the walk to Glasgow Bothwell Street, take the line 500 shuttle to Glasgow Airport, take the walk to Glasgow airport, fly to Lilongwe, then take the drive to Chipata. Alternatively, you can take the train to Partick, take the train to Edinburgh Park, take the walk to Edinburgh Park Station, take the tram to Edinburgh Airport, take the walk to Edinburgh airport, fly to Lilongwe, then take the drive to Chipata.

- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow to Lilongwe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,300
Flights from Glasgow to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460 - $2,100
Flights from Glasgow to Lilongwe via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,600
Flights from Edinburgh to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430 - $1,900
Flights from Edinburgh to Lilongwe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490 - $2,000
Flights from Edinburgh to Lilongwe via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430 - $1,900
Flights from Aberdeen to Lilongwe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,500
Flights from Aberdeen to Lilongwe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,400
Flights from Aberdeen to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,400
Flights from Aberdeen to Lilongwe via London Luton, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,500
Flights from Durham to Lilongwe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,500
Flights from Durham to Lilongwe via Belfast City, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,400
Flights from Newcastle to Lilongwe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,300
Flights from Newcastle to Lilongwe via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480 - $2,100
Flights from Newcastle to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480 - $2,100
Flights from Newcastle to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480 - $2,100
Flights from Inverness to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490 - $2,200
Flights from Inverness to Lilongwe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490 - $2,200
Flights from Inverness to Lilongwe via London Gatwick, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490 - $2,200
Flights from Inverness to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490 - $2,200
Flights from Inverness to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,200

- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,600
Flights from Glasgow to Lilongwe via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,600
Flights from Edinburgh to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,500
Flights from Edinburgh to Lilongwe via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,500
Flights from Edinburgh to Lilongwe via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,500
Flights from Edinburgh to Lilongwe via Istanbul, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,500
Flights from Edinburgh to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430 - $1,900
Flights from Edinburgh to Lilongwe via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,800
Flights from Aberdeen to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $1,900
Flights from Aberdeen to Lilongwe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,700
Flights from Newcastle to Lilongwe via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,700
Flights from Inverness to Lilongwe via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,700

- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Partick to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10 - $35
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- $10 - $15
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $25 - $35
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $120
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- $35 - $60
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $90 - $120
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16 - $50
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- $16 - $24
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $35 - $50
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29 - $90
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- $29 - $45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $70 - $90

- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100 - $290
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- $100 - $130
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- $200 - $290

- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30 - $260
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $30 - $45
- Anytime Day Single
- $110 - $160
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $180 - $260
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9 - $110
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $9 - $14
- Anytime Day Single
- $45 - $70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $75 - $110
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18 - $130
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- $18 - $26
- Anytime Day Single
- $55 - $80
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $85 - $130

- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40 - $150
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- $40 - $55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $100 - $150

- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Motherwell to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- $16 - $23
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $27 - $45
- Anytime Day Single
- $35 - $55

- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28 - $50
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- $28 - $35
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- $30 - $50
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