There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lusaka (LUN)plane EDI - LUN
18h 41m$503–1,453Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Lusaka
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lusaka (LUN)plane MAN - LUN
23h 30m$441–1,386Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Lusaka (LUN)plane GLA - LUN
21h 17m$445–1,186Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ndola, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ndola (NLA)plane EDI - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Lusakabus
28h 27mFly Edinburgh Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)plane EDI - FBM
- Take the bus from Lubumbashi to Intercity Bus Terminusbus
27h 7m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka is to train and fly which costs $440 - $1,200 and takes 21h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka is to fly which takes 18h 41m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lusaka is 8498 km.
It takes approximately 18h 41m to get from Edinburgh to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 8:19 AM in Edinburgh and 10:19 AM in Lusaka.
There are 386+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lusaka, Zambia?
Qatar Airways flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lusaka (LUN) 6 times a week.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Hurghada, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Brussels, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lusaka via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Brussels, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndola via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kinshasa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lusaka via Hurghada, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lubumbashi International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lusaka via London Gatwick, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Juldan Motors
Bus from Ndola to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Juldan Motors
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Lubumbashi to Intercity Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
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