There are 3 ways to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Praia by plane, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane GLA - RAI
11h 22m$370–1,180Fly Glasgow Airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID)plane GLA - SID
- Take the carferry from Espargos to Sal Reicarferry
- Take the carferry from Sal Rei to Praiacarferry
18h 29m$283–918Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Nelson Mandela International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane EDI - RAI
14h 10m$396–1,340
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Praia is to fly and car ferry which costs $280 - $950 and takes 18h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Praia is to fly which takes 11h 22m and costs $370 - $1,200.
The distance between Glasgow Airport (GLA) and Praia is 4838 km.
It takes approximately 11h 22m to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Praia, including transfers.
Praia is 2h behind Glasgow Airport (GLA). It is currently 3:53 PM in Glasgow Airport (GLA) and 1:53 PM in Praia.
There are 510+ hotels available in Praia.
What companies run services between Glasgow Airport (GLA), Scotland and Praia, Cabo Verde?
easyJet and Cabo Verde Airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) 3 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- caboverdeairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
- Phone
- (+238) 350 033 0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cvinterilhas.cv
Car ferry from Espargos to Sal Rei
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- cvinterilhas.cv
Car ferry from Sal Rei to Praia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- cvinterilhas.cv
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