There are 7 ways to get from Kenya to Edinburgh by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Nairobi, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane NBO - EDI
15h 6m£171–611Bus to Nairobi, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane NBO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h£178–669Fly Kisumu International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KIS - EDI
20h 17m£191–673Bus to Nairobi, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Newcastle (NCL)plane NBO - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 42m£191–785Bus to Nairobi, fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane NBO - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
19h 14m£219–934Bus to Nairobi, fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane NBO - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 53m£422–1,465Bus to Nairobi, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane NBO - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 39m£229–931
Nairobi (NBO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kenya to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £170 - £650 and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Kenya to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which takes 15h 6m and costs £170 - £650.
The distance between Kenya and Edinburgh is 4616 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 6m to get from Kenya to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 3h behind Kenya. It is currently 4:58 AM in Kenya and 1:58 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2557+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Kenya and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Jambojet Limited, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nairobi to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Nairobi to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Entebbe, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Nairobi to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Nairobi to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Entebbe, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Nairobi to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Nairobi to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Nairobi to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Nairobi to Dundee Riverside Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–950
Flights from Nairobi to Dundee Riverside Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–950
Flights from Nairobi to Dundee Riverside Airport via Frankfurt, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–950
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from Nairobi to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Nairobi to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Nairobi to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £270–800
Flights from Nairobi to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–800
Flights from Nairobi to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–950
Flights from Nairobi to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–950
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Nairobi to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–950
Flights from Nairobi to Dundee Riverside Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–950
Flights from Nairobi to Dundee Riverside Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–950
Flights from Nairobi to Dundee Riverside Airport via Frankfurt, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Nairobi to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Nairobi to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Nairobi to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Nairobi to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Nairobi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Nairobi to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Entebbe, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nairobi to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Entebbe, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £270–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Edinburgh Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
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