There are 6 ways to get from Glasgow to Kenya 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 Glasgow Airport to Nairobi
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane GLA - NBO
13h 58m$436–707Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Nairobi
cheapest- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nairobi (NBO)plane EDI - NBO
15h 28m$284–1,002Fly Glasgow Airport to Kisumu International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane GLA - KIS
15h 13m$320–1,125Fly Glasgow Airport to Mombasa
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Mombasa (MBA)plane GLA - MBA
15h 32m$435–681Train, 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
17h 49m$342–1,157Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Mombasa
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Mombasa (MBA)plane EDI - MBA
17h 7m$423–1,176
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Kenya is to fly which costs $430 - $700 and takes 15h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Kenya is to fly which takes 13h 58m and costs $430 - $750.
The distance between Glasgow and Kenya is 7410 km.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Glasgow to Kenya, including transfers.
Kenya is 3h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 7:28 AM in Glasgow and 10:28 AM in Kenya.
There are 11665+ hotels available in Kenya.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Kenya?
British Airways, KLM, and three 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
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mombasa via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Mombasa via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- 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 Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 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
- 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
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