There are 6 ways to get from Glasgow to Kenya by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Nairobi
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane GLA - NBO
14h 19m$286–1,007Fly Glasgow Airport to Kisumu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane GLA - KIS
15h 14m$280–1,225Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nairobi (NBO)plane EDI - NBO
14h 58m$301–1,020Fly Glasgow Airport to Mombasa
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Mombasa (MBA)plane GLA - MBA
15h 48m$345–1,131Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Mombasa
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mombasa (MBA)plane EDI - MBA
16h 37m$460–844Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane NCL - NBO
16h 44m$376–1,287
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Kenya is to fly which costs $280 - $1,100 and takes 14h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Kenya is to fly which takes 14h 19m and costs $280 - $1,100.
The distance between Glasgow and Kenya is 7410 km.
It takes approximately 14h 19m to get from Glasgow to Kenya, including transfers.
Kenya is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 5:10 PM in Glasgow and 7:10 PM in Kenya.
There are 11328+ hotels available in Kenya.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Kenya?
KLM, Kenya Airways, and two other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nairobi (NBO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- 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 Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once 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
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $10–20
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $10–20
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