There are 8 ways to get from Kano to Edinburgh by plane, train, taxi, car, car ferry or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Cheapest
Taxi to Katsina, fly to Edinburgh
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Take a taxi from Kano to Katsina
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Fly from Katsina (DKA) to Edinburgh (EDI)
Fly Kano to Glasgow, train
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Fly from Kano (KAN) to Glasgow (GLA)
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Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
Fly Kano to Newcastle, train
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Fly from Kano (KAN) to Newcastle (NCL)
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Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
Taxi to Abuja, fly to Edinburgh
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Take a taxi from Kano to Abuja
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Fly from Abuja (ABV) to Edinburgh (EDI)
Fly Kano to Aberdeen, train
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Fly from Kano (KAN) to Aberdeen (ABZ)
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Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
Drive, car ferry
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Drive from Kano to Santander
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Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
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Drive from Plymouth to Edinburgh
Drive, Eurotunnel
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Drive from Kano to Calais-Fréthun
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Take the Eurotunnel from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
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Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kano to Edinburgh is to taxi and fly which costs $340 - $1,000 and takes 26h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Kano to Edinburgh is to fly. Taking this option will cost $430 - $1,400 and takes 13h 3m.
The distance between Kano and Edinburgh is 3119 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Kano to Edinburgh, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Kano Airport to Edinburgh Airport. The quickest flight takes 18h 20m and has two stopovers.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Kano. It is currently 07:03 in Kano and 06:03 in Edinburgh.
easyJet, Air France, Saudia and four other airlines offer flights from Kano Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
There are 1444+ hotels available in Edinburgh. Prices start at £87 per night.
The best way to get from Kano to Kano Airport is to taxi which takes 7 min and costs $2 - $4.
- Distance: 3119.4 miles
- Duration: 13h 3m
What companies run services between Kano, Nigeria and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Air Peace, British Airways and eight other airlines fly from Kano to Edinburgh hourly.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Jeddah, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,100
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Port Harcourt, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Asaba, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £390 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Jeddah, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,100
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Port Harcourt, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Abuja, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Jeddah, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £390 - £1,200
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Port Harcourt, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Abuja, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,500
Flights from Katsina to Edinburgh via Abuja, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £900
Flights from Katsina to Edinburgh via Abuja, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £800
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Port Harcourt, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,600
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Abuja, Lagos, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,500
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Cairo, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450 - £1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,300
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Port Harcourt, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,300
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Asaba, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,300
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Port Harcourt, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Port Harcourt, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Abuja, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £440 - £1,400
Flights from Katsina to Edinburgh via Abuja, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £260 - £850
Flights from Katsina to Edinburgh via Abuja, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £700
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,200
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Port Harcourt, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Aberdeen via Abuja, Lagos, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £440 - £1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Lagos, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,300
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Abuja, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £390 - £1,200
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Lagos, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Abuja, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,200
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Lagos, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,400
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Abuja, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,200
Flights from Katsina to Edinburgh via Abuja, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £750
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,200
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via Frankfurt, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Lagos, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,200
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Abuja, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,100
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Lagos, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,300
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Abuja, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,200
Flights from Kano to Newcastle via Cairo, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480 - £1,400
Flights from Katsina to Edinburgh via Abuja, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £700
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390 - £1,200
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via Ndjamena, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kano to Edinburgh via Jeddah, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,100
Flights from Kano to Glasgow via Jeddah, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Katsina to Edinburgh via Abuja, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £750
Flights from Abuja to Edinburgh via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- customer.relations@scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14 - £20
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Standard
- £14 - £20
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35 - £55
- Website
- First ScotRail Service
- Standard
- £35 - £55
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £38 - £42
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Seat
- £38 - £42
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £170 - £200
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £55 - £75
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40 - £44
- Website
- sleeper.scot
- Sleeper Seat
- £40 - £44
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £180 - £210
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £75 - £100
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60 - £180
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Standard
- £60 - £90
- 1st Class
- £120 - £180
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60 - £190
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Standard
- £60 - £90
- 1st Class
- £120 - £190
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16 - £150
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £16 - £23
- Anytime Day Single
- £65 - £95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £150
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16 - £150
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £16 - £24
- Anytime Day Single
- £65 - £95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £150
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50 - £110
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Single
- £50 - £70
- 1st Class
- £75 - £110
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50 - £80
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Eurotunnel
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65 - £280
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £65 - £85
- Car
- £190 - £280
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Estimated price
- £35 - £45
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