There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Zimbabwe by plane or train
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 Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane EDI - HRE
20h 33m$447–1,130Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane GLA - HRE
23h 20m$429–1,163Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane EDI - BUQ
20h 30m$461–1,348Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bulawayo
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane GLA - BUQ
22h 17m$443–1,281Train to Newcastle, fly to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane NCL - HRE
27h 45m$516–1,330Train to Newcastle, fly to Bulawayo
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane NCL - BUQ
21h 16m$530–1,548
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Zimbabwe is to train and fly which costs $420 - $1,200 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Zimbabwe is to fly which takes 20h 30m and costs $460 - $1,400.
The distance between Edinburgh and Zimbabwe is 8845 km.
It takes approximately 20h 33m to get from Edinburgh to Zimbabwe, including transfers.
Zimbabwe is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:11 PM in Edinburgh and 2:11 PM in Zimbabwe.
There are 336+ hotels available in Zimbabwe.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Zimbabwe?
British Airways, Kenya Airways, and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bulawayo via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Newcastle to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Bulawayo via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Bulawayo via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Bulawayo via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Bulawayo via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Bulawayo via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via London Gatwick, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via London Gatwick, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bulawayo via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- 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
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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
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
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