There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to The Gambia by plane, train, bus, or car
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 19m$304–864Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cap Skirring Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cap Skirring Airport (CSK)plane EDI - CSK
- Drive from Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) to Gunjurcar
16h 43m$225–748Train 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
16h 19m$297–859Fly Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport, bus
- 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
20h 30m$270–697Train 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
21h 46m$310–1,016
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Banjul (BJL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to The Gambia is to fly and drive which costs $220 - $750 and takes 16h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to The Gambia is to fly which takes 13h 19m and costs $300 - $900.
The distance between Edinburgh and The Gambia is 4893 km.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Edinburgh to The Gambia, including transfers.
The Gambia is 1h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 9:21 AM in Edinburgh and 8:21 AM in The Gambia.
There are 423+ hotels available in The Gambia.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and The Gambia?
Vueling Airlines and Ryanair fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Banjul (BJL) twice a week.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Banjul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Banjul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Newcastle to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Banjul via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- flyairsenegal.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Banjul via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–950
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- groupetransair.sn
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- $16–22
- 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
- $16–22
- 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
- $21–24
- Schedules at
- gtsc.gm
Bus from Dakar to Banjul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Schedules at
- gtsc.gm
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