There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Dakar by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane EDI - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakarbus
13h 56m$211–575Fly from Glasgow Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane GLA - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakarbus
15h 27m$186–618Train, train to Newcastle, fly, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- 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
15h 42m$242–918Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane MAN - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakarbus
15h 42m$282–732
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Dakar is to fly and bus which costs $180 - $650 and takes 15h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Dakar is to bus and fly which takes 13h 56m and costs $210 - $600.
The distance between Glasgow and Dakar is 4860 km.
It takes approximately 13h 56m to get from Glasgow to Dakar, including transfers.
Dakar is 1h behind Glasgow. It is currently 1:08 AM in Glasgow and 12:08 AM in Dakar.
There are 1362+ hotels available in Dakar.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Dakar, Senegal?
There is no direct connection from Glasgow to Dakar. However, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS), walk to Dakar AIBD, take the bus to Dakar, walk to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, then take the bus to Place de la nation. Alternatively, you can take the train to Edinburgh Waverley, take the train to Newcastle, walk to Central Station, take the subway to Newcastle Airport, walk to Newcastle (NCL) airport, fly to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS), walk to Dakar AIBD, take the bus to Dakar, walk to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, then take the bus to Place de la nation.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Newcastle to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- flyairsenegal.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- 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)
- 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
- 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 Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–19
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
- 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 AIBD to Dakar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.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 AIBD to Dakar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
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