There are 6 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
18h 7mTrain 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
19h 59mTrain 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 26mFly from Glasgow Airport, travel
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane GLA - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
17h 55mTrain 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 59mFly from Aberdeen Airport, travel
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane ABZ - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
22h 59m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ndjamena (NDJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Scotland and Africa is 5441 km.
It takes approximately 18h 7m to get from Scotland to Africa, including transfers.
Africa is 1h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 1:07 AM in Scotland and 2:07 AM in Africa.
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 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ndjamena via London Stansted, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Ndjamena via Geneva, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Ndjamena via London Heathrow, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Ndjamena via London Gatwick, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ndjamena via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ndjamena via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ndjamena via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
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
- 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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