What is the cheapest airline that flies from South Africa to Scotland?

Qatar Airways, Kenya Airways, and Turkish Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from South Africa to Scotland

Which airlines fly to Scotland?

British Airways, Qatar Airways and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Scotland from South Africa according to our data. British Airways is the first choice among our users, with 43% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Scotland. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Scotland on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

How long is the flight from South Africa to Scotland?

The average flight duration from South Africa to Scotland depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from Johannesburg to Edinburgh is 14h 10m on average, while flying from Cape Town to Edinburgh is 14h 30m on average. Edinburgh is the most popular airport in Scotland.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to Scotland?

Prices for flights from South Africa to Scotland are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from South Africa to Scotland?

As of September 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Scotland.

How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa to Scotland?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from South Africa to Scotland.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Scotland?

The required travel and health documents for your Scotland trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Scotland. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

R5 351 Cheap Flights from South Africa to Scotland in 2026

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0:10 - 9:20CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

34h 10m1 stop London Gatwick

7:30 - 9:30EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 00m1 stop London Stansted

R11 519Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 17 - Sun, Oct 25

0:10 - 9:20CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

34h 10m1 stop London Gatwick

9:25 - 9:30EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 05m1 stop London Stansted

R11 567Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 25

19:35 - 9:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-INV Inverness

15h 55m1 stop London Heathrow

10:10 - 10:25INV Inverness-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

22h 15m1 stop London Heathrow

R12 191British Airways

Tue, Feb 9 - Sat, Feb 27

19:35 - 10:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-INV Inverness

17h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

19:55 - 10:25INV Inverness-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

R12 304British Airways

Wed, Nov 11 - Sun, Nov 15

20:55 - 13:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

17h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

7:55 - 4:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R12 912Qatar Airways

Wed, Oct 7 - Wed, Oct 14

20:55 - 13:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

17h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

7:55 - 4:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R12 944Qatar Airways

Wed, Oct 7 - Wed, Oct 14

20:00 - 11:35CPT Cape Town Intl-GLA Glasgow Intl

41h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

13:35 - 18:00GLA Glasgow Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl

R13 265Emirates

Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 17

19:00 - 16:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

22h 25m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:45 - 9:40EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 55m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

R13 265Lufthansa

Thu, Oct 1 - Tue, Dec 1

22:20 - 12:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-GLA Glasgow Intl

39h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

13:35 - 5:35GLA Glasgow Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

38h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

R13 345Emirates

Sat, Oct 24 - Wed, Oct 28

13:30 - 17:05PLZ Port Elizabeth-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

28h 35m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Frankfurt am Main

6:45 - 13:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PLZ Port Elizabeth

28h 15m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Johannesburg OR Tambo

R14 210Lufthansa

Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Nov 10

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18:25 - 23:40CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

30h 15m2 stops Dubai Intl London Stansted

6:15 - 17:20EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 05m3 stops Dublin Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

R15 251Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 15

18:25 - 21:45CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

28h 20m2 stops Dubai Intl London Stansted

17:55 - 17:30EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 35m2 stops Dublin Doha Hamad Intl

R16 533Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 15

16:35 - 6:50CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

39h 15m2 stops Istanbul Kastrup Copenhagen

19:30 - 22:10EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 40m1 stop London Stansted

R17 014Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 15

18:50 - 8:10CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

14h 20m1 stop London Heathrow

15:10 - 17:30EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R17 254Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 15

14:25 - 23:10CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

33h 45m3 stops Livingstone Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

6:15 - 17:20EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 05m3 stops Dublin Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

R17 542Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 15

11:40 - 12:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

25h 25m2 stops Windhoek Hosea Kutako Intl Frankfurt am Main

6:45 - 16:15EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 30m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Windhoek Hosea Kutako Intl

R64 562Lufthansa

Thu, Sep 10 - Tue, Dec 15

14:05 - 6:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

17h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

7:55 - 4:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R67 446Qatar Airways

Thu, Sep 10 - Sun, Sep 20

11:40 - 16:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

29h 45m2 stops Windhoek Hosea Kutako Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss

10:30 - 6:40EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 10m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

R70 746Lufthansa

Thu, Sep 10 - Sun, Sep 20

14:05 - 13:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

24h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

15:10 - 4:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R73 453Qatar Airways

Thu, Sep 10 - Sun, Sep 20

14:05 - 12:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

23h 50m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dublin

15:10 - 4:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R74 238Qatar Airways

Thu, Sep 10 - Sun, Sep 20

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Lufthansa flights from South Africa to Scotland

Our best Lufthansa deals on South Africa to Scotland flight tickets

Lufthansa

Oct 1

JNB19:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

22h 25m

2 stops

EDI16:25Edinburgh Turnhouse

Dec 1

EDI6:45Edinburgh Turnhouse

24h 55m

1 stop

JNB9:40Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 265

Lufthansa

Oct 20

PLZ13:30Port Elizabeth

28h 35m

2 stops

EDI17:05Edinburgh Turnhouse

Nov 10

EDI6:45Edinburgh Turnhouse

28h 15m

2 stops

PLZ13:00Port Elizabeth

R14 210

Lufthansa

Mar 1

JNB19:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 10m

1 stop

EDI11:55Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mar 11

EDI12:40Edinburgh Turnhouse

19h 15m

2 stops

JNB9:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

R14 659

British Airways flights from South Africa to Scotland

Our best British Airways deals on South Africa to Scotland flight tickets

British Airways

Feb 9

JNB19:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 55m

1 stop

INV9:30Inverness

Feb 27

INV10:10Inverness

22h 15m

1 stop

JNB10:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R12 191

British Airways

Nov 11

JNB19:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 00m

1 stop

INV10:35Inverness

Nov 15

INV19:55Inverness

36h 30m

1 stop

JNB10:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R12 304

British Airways

Nov 11

JNB19:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 00m

1 stop

INV10:35Inverness

Nov 15

INV19:55Inverness

36h 30m

1 stop

JNB10:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R12 432

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Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT Cape Town Intl - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Sat 17/10

0:10-9:20

1 stop34h 10m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sun 25/10

7:30-9:30

1 stop24h 00m

R11 519

Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT Cape Town Intl - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Sat 10/10

0:10-9:20

1 stop34h 10m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sun 25/10

9:25-9:30

1 stop22h 05m

R11 567

JohannesburgInverness

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - INV Inverness

JNBINV

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 9/2

19:35-9:30

1 stop15h 55m

Inverness

Sat 27/2

10:10-10:25

1 stop22h 15m

R12 191

JohannesburgInverness

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - INV Inverness

JNBINV

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 11/11

19:35-10:35

1 stop17h 00m

Inverness

Sun 15/11

19:55-10:25

1 stop36h 30m

R12 304

Fastest return journey

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 7/10

20:55-13:40

1 stop17h 45m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Wed 14/10

7:55-4:00

1 stop19h 05m

R12 912

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 7/10

20:55-13:40

1 stop17h 45m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Wed 14/10

7:55-4:00

1 stop19h 05m

R12 944

Cape TownGlasgow

CPT Cape Town Intl - GLA Glasgow Intl

CPTGLA

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/11

20:00-11:35

1 stop41h 35m

Glasgow Intl

Tue 17/11

13:35-18:00

1 stop26h 25m

R13 265

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 1/10

19:00-16:25

2 stops22h 25m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 1/12

6:45-9:40

1 stop24h 55m

R13 265

JohannesburgGlasgow

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - GLA Glasgow Intl

JNBGLA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 24/10

22:20-12:35

1 stop39h 15m

Glasgow Intl

Wed 28/10

13:35-5:35

1 stop38h 00m

R13 345

Port ElizabethEdinburgh

PLZ Port Elizabeth - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

PLZEDI

Port Elizabeth

Tue 20/10

13:30-17:05

2 stops28h 35m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 10/11

6:45-13:00

2 stops28h 15m

R14 210

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from South Africa to Scotland

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Scotland?

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Scotland. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around R13 009. If you don’t want to visit Scotland in February, then you should wait until November to fly from South Africa, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R13 297.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Scotland?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Scotland from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Scotland for around R13 799 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Scotland from South Africa for as low as R13 153 on momondo.

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Best price found	R5 351
Fastest flight time	14h 10m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Scotland from South Africa in the past 72 hours is R5 351. The best return flight deal from South Africa to Scotland found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R11 519.

The fastest flight from South Africa to Scotland takes 14h 10m

There are no direct flights from South Africa to Scotland. There are no popular flight routes from South Africa to Scotland.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from South Africa to Scotland

When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to Scotland?
Prices for flights from South Africa to Scotland are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from South Africa to Scotland?
As of September 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Scotland.
How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa to Scotland?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from South Africa to Scotland.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Scotland?
The required travel and health documents for your Scotland trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Scotland. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from South Africa to Scotland

Compare and see reviews for airlines that fly from South Africa to Scotland with momondo

Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Kenya Airways	PriceFrom R9 560	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 326 reviews	Search Kenya Airways flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom R10 406	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,8 8 225 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
KLM	PriceFrom R11 023	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 571 reviews	Search KLM flights
British Airways	PriceFrom R11 085	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 8 203 reviews	Search British Airways flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R11 542	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 731 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R11 879	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 480 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R12 277	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 656 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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