There are 5 ways to get from Scotland to The Gambia by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Banjul
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Banjul (BJL)plane EDI - BJL
12h 49m$254–814Fly Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane EDI - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakarbus
- Take the bus from Dakar to Banjulbus
21h 25m$200–696Train to Glasgow/Prestwick, fly to Banjul
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airporttrain
- Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Banjul (BJL)plane PIK - BJL
18h$281–1,232Fly Glasgow Airport to Banjul
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Banjul (BJL)plane GLA - BJL
14h 12m$236–807Train to Newcastle, fly to Banjul
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Banjul (BJL)plane NCL - BJL
13h 56m$303–1,014
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Banjul (BJL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to The Gambia is to fly and bus which costs $200 - $700 and takes 21h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to The Gambia is to fly which takes 12h 49m and costs $250 - $850.
The distance between Scotland and The Gambia is 4893 km.
It takes approximately 12h 49m to get from Scotland to The Gambia, including transfers.
There are 426+ hotels available in The Gambia.
What companies run services between Scotland and The Gambia?
Ryanair UK, Vueling Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Banjul (BJL) 4 times a week.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Banjul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Banjul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Newcastle to Banjul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Banjul via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Banjul via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Banjul via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Banjul via Faro, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Banjul via Alicante–Elche, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Banjul via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Banjul via Malaga, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Banjul via Alicante–Elche, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Banjul via Porto, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- ScotRail
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
- 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 to Banjul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Phone
- +220 7941106
- [email protected]
- Website
- gtsc.gm
Bus from Dakar to Banjul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Schedules at
- gtsc.gm
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