There are 5 ways to get from Kigali to Edinburgh 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 to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KGL - EDI
15h 21m£191–711Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane KGL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 26m£189–738Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane KGL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
16h 10m£232–836Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane KGL - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 37m£284–1,043Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KGL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 35m£246–811
Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kigali to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £190 - £750 and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Kigali to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 15h 21m and costs £190 - £750.
The distance between Kigali and Edinburgh is 4462 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 21m to get from Kigali to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Kigali. It is currently 4:37 AM in Kigali and 2:37 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2813+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Kigali, Rwanda and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Rwandair Express, Air France, and five other airlines fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Entebbe, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Entebbe, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Newcastle via Entebbe, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Entebbe, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Nairobi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Manchester Airport via Entebbe, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–700
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–800
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Entebbe, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–700
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–800
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,000
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–750
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–700
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–800
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Nairobi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Entebbe, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–750
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Manchester Airport via Entebbe, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £270–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Entebbe, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–750
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Entebbe, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–800
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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