There are 8 ways to get from Kano to Edinburgh by plane, train, taxi, car, car train or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Cheapest
Taxi to Abuja, fly to Edinburgh
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Take a taxi from Kano to Abuja
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Fly from Abuja (ABV) to Edinburgh (EDI)
Fly Kano to Glasgow, train
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Fly from Kano (KAN) to Glasgow (GLA)
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Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
Fly Kano to Dundee, train
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Fly from Kano (KAN) to Dundee (DND)
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Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh
Fly Kano to Newcastle, train
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Fly from Kano (KAN) to Newcastle (NCL)
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Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
Fly Kano to Aberdeen, train
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Fly from Kano (KAN) to Aberdeen (ABZ)
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Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
Drive, Eurotunnel
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Drive from Kano to Calais-Fréthun
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Take the Eurotunnel from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
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Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
Drive, car ferry
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Drive from Kano to Calais
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Take the car ferry from Calais to Dover
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Drive from Dover to Edinburgh
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kano to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs $500 - $1,400 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kano to Edinburgh is to fly. Taking this option will cost $500 - $1,300 and takes 12h 25m.
The distance between Kano and Edinburgh is 3119 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from Kano to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Kano Airport to Edinburgh Airport. The quickest flight takes 17h 45m and has two stopovers.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Kano. It is currently 8:29 AM in Kano and 7:29 AM in Edinburgh.
Max Air Limited, Virgin Atlantic, KLM and seven other airlines offer flights from Kano Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
There are 1375+ hotels available in Edinburgh. Prices start at £34 per night.
The best way to get from Kano to Kano Airport is to taxi which takes 7 min and costs $1 - $2.

- Distance: 3119.4 miles
- Duration: 12h 25m
What companies run services between Kano, Nigeria and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Air Peace, British Airways and 13 other airlines fly from Kano to Edinburgh hourly.

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,900
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Jeddah, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,000
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,900
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Abuja, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £2,300
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Jeddah, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,000
Flights from Kano to Dundee via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,800
Flights from Kano to Dundee via Jeddah, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £400 - £950
Flights from Kano to Dundee via Abuja, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470 - £2,200
Flights from Kano to Dundee via Lagos, Accra, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £2,200
Flights from Kano to Dundee via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,000
Flights from Kano to Dundee via Lagos, Frankfurt, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,200
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Abuja, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,600
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Jeddah, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £480 - £1,200
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,800
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via London Heathrow, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,800
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,300
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Abuja, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,700
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Jeddah, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,200
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Lagos, London Heathrow, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,700

- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Lagos, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Abuja, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Cairo, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,700
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Lagos, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,800
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Abuja, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470 - £1,700
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Cairo, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,000
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Jeddah, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480 - £1,200
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,100
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via Ndjamena, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,200

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Lagos, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Abuja, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Lagos, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Abuja, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Lagos, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £480 - £1,700
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Abuja, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Cairo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,300
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £1,100

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,000
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,000
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,300
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Abuja, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,300
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,400
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Abuja, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,400

- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kano to Dundee via Jeddah, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £400 - £950
Flights from Kano to Dundee via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Dundee via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,000
Flights from Kano to Dundee via Lagos, Frankfurt, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,400

- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Cairo, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440 - £1,100
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340 - £900

- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Jeddah, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480 - £1,200

- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12 - £17
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14 - £21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £14 - £21
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30 - £45

- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60 - £75
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210 - £230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60 - £75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230 - £260
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60 - £80
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210 - £230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60 - £80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230 - £270
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60 - £80
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210 - £230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60 - £80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250 - £290

- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55 - £75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55 - £75
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70 - £100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £70 - £100
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75 - £110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75 - £110

- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35 - £80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35 - £55
- 1st Class
- £55 - £80
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55 - £160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55 - £85
- 1st Class
- £110 - £160
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60 - £180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £60 - £90
- 1st Class
- £120 - £180

- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £45 - £70
- Anytime 1st Class
- £70 - £110

- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/

- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45 - £60
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Estimated price
- £45 - £60
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