There are 7 ways to get from Scotland to Africa by plane, unknown, 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 from Edinburgh Airport, travel
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane EDI - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
17h 52mTrain to Newcastle, fly, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane NCL - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
21h 4mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane MAN - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
20h 51mFly from Glasgow Airport, travel
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane GLA - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
16h 55mFly from Aberdeen Airport, travel
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane ABZ - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
18h 9mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane BHX - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
22h 9mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane LBA - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
22h 40m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ndjamena (NDJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Scotland and Africa is 5441 km.
It takes approximately 17h 52m to get from Scotland to Africa, including transfers.
What companies run services between Scotland and Africa?
There is no direct connection from Scotland to Africa. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Ndjamena (NDJ), then travel to Africa. Alternatively, you can take the train to Newcastle, walk to Central Station, take the subway to Newcastle Airport, walk to Newcastle (NCL) airport, fly to Ndjamena (NDJ), then travel to Africa.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Ndjamena via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Ndjamena via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ndjamena via London Stansted, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ndjamena via London Gatwick, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Ndjamena via London Heathrow, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ndjamena via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ndjamena via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ndjamena via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
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 Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- 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 Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- 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 Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
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