There are 6 ways to get from Kano to Edinburgh by plane, train, car, car ferry or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Cheapest
Fly 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 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 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, car ferry
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Drive from Kano to Santander
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Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
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Drive from Plymouth 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
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kano to Edinburgh is to fly which costs $420 - $1,300 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Kano to Edinburgh is to fly. Taking this option will cost $420 - $1,300 and takes 13h 7m.
The distance between Kano and Edinburgh is 3119 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Kano to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Kano Airport to Edinburgh Airport. The quickest flight takes 18h 25m and has two stopovers.
Saudia, Egyptair, Turkish Airlines and four other airlines offer flights from Kano Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
There are 545+ hotels available in Edinburgh. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Kano to Kano Airport is to taxi which takes 7 min and costs $2 - $4.

- Distance: 3119.4 miles
- Duration: 13h 7m
What companies run services between Kano, Nigeria and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Air Peace, KLM and 11 other airlines fly from Kano to Edinburgh hourly.

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Port Harcourt, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Asaba, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Port Harcourt, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Asaba, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Port Harcourt, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Asaba, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £340 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,700
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Port Harcourt, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,700
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Asaba, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £390 - £1,700
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Abuja, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,500

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Port Harcourt, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,700
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Port Harcourt, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,700
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Asaba, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Port Harcourt, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Asaba, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390 - £1,700
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Port Harcourt, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,800
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Asaba, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,800

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Lagos, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Abuja, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Cairo, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,000
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Lagos, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Abuja, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Port Harcourt, Lagos, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £390 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Abuja, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,300
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Lagos, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Cairo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £900

- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Lagos, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Abuja, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,300
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Port Harcourt, Lagos, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Cairo, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,500

- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Jeddah, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,100

- 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
- £10 - £30
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £15
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £23 - £30
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27 - £85
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £27 - £40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £60 - £85

- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £38 - £42
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Seat
- £38 - £42
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £170 - £200
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £55 - £75
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40 - £44
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Seat
- £40 - £44
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £180 - £210
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £75 - £100

- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16 - £150
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £16 - £23
- Anytime Day Single
- £65 - £95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £150
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16 - £150
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £16 - £24
- Anytime Day Single
- £65 - £95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £150

- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60 - £180
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £60 - £75
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £120 - £180
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60 - £190
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £60 - £80
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £130 - £190

- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £60
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £16 - £23
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £29 - £45
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £60

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

- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65 - £280
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £65 - £85
- Car
- £190 - £280
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