There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to The Gambia 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 Banjul
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Banjul (BJL)plane EDI - BJL
13h 29m$214–814Fly Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane EDI - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakarbus
- Take the bus from Dakar to Banjulbus
21h$200–696Train to Newcastle, fly to Banjul
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Banjul (BJL)plane NCL - BJL
29h 36m$263–964Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Banjul
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Banjul (BJL)plane GLA - BJL
15h 10m$206–797Train to Newcastle, fly to Blaise Diagne International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane NCL - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakarbus
- Take the bus from Dakar to Banjulbus
22h 51m$239–846
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Banjul (BJL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to The Gambia is to fly and bus which costs $200 - $700 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to The Gambia is to fly which takes 13h 29m and costs $210 - $850.
The distance between Edinburgh and The Gambia is 4893 km.
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Edinburgh to The Gambia, including transfers.
There are 405+ hotels available in The Gambia.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and The Gambia?
easyJet, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Banjul (BJL) 3 times a week.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Newcastle to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Banjul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Newcastle to Banjul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Banjul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flysierraleone.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Banjul via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Banjul via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Banjul via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- flyairsenegal.com
Flights from Newcastle to Banjul via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Newcastle to Banjul via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- +221 33 824 10 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar to Banjul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar to Banjul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Phone
- +220 7941106
- [email protected]
- Website
- gtsc.gm
Bus from Dakar to Banjul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Schedules at
- gtsc.gm
Bus from Dakar to Banjul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Schedules at
- gtsc.gm
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