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 41% 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 16h 45m on average, while flying from Cape Town to Edinburgh is 17h 35m on average. Edinburgh is the most popular airport in Scotland.

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

Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and British Airways are the most popular carriers operating 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 October 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.

R4 683 Cheap Flights from South Africa to Scotland in 2026/27

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

17h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

11:50 - 10:25INV Inverness-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 35m1 stop London Heathrow

R12 700British Airways

Wed, Nov 11 - Sun, Nov 15

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

17h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

11:50 - 10:25INV Inverness-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 35m1 stop London Heathrow

R12 783British Airways

Wed, Nov 11 - Sun, Nov 15

20:20 - 12:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

14:05 - 15:35EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R12 900Qatar Airways

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

20:20 - 12:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

14:05 - 8:40EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 000Qatar Airways

Fri, Nov 13 - Fri, Nov 20

19:45 - 10:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

40h 35m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Brussels Bruxelles-National

15:50 - 9:40EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 50m2 stops Brussels Bruxelles-National Frankfurt am Main

R13 100Brussels Airlines

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

20:40 - 18:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

23h 45m1 stop Zurich

15:50 - 10:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 10m1 stop Zurich

R13 150SWISS

Sat, Nov 7 - Fri, Nov 20

13:35 - 11:30CPT Cape Town Intl-GLA Glasgow Intl

23h 55m1 stop Dubai Intl

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

26h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl

R13 950Emirates

Tue, Nov 24 - Wed, Dec 2

13:35 - 11:35CPT Cape Town Intl-GLA Glasgow Intl

24h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

13:35 - 11:35GLA Glasgow Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

20h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

R13 950Emirates

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

18:50 - 9:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

16h 50m1 stop Istanbul

16:20 - 22:25EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 05m1 stop Istanbul

R14 150Turkish Airlines

Sun, Dec 6 - Thu, Dec 10

17:15 - 9:40CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 25m1 stop Istanbul

10:40 - 12:05EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 25m1 stop Istanbul

R14 300Turkish Airlines

Thu, Nov 12 - Thu, Nov 19

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23:15 - 12:45CPT Cape Town Intl-INV Inverness

14h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

6:25 - 21:25INV Inverness-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 00m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R14 300KLM

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13

23:15 - 22:30CPT Cape Town Intl-INV Inverness

24h 15m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

6:25 - 9:45INV Inverness-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 20m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Johannesburg OR Tambo

R14 484KLM

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13

18:25 - 20:10CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

26h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:00 - 11:30EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

36h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl

R15 517Emirates

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13

23:15 - 20:55CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

22h 40m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

5:40 - 22:10EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 30m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R16 534Air France

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13

13:15 - 22:55CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

34h 40m2 stops Dubai Intl London Stansted

11:20 - 18:05EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 45m2 stops London Stansted Dubai Intl

R16 750Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 8 - Thu, Oct 15

18:25 - 12:50CPT Cape Town Intl-GLA Glasgow Intl

19h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl

14:40 - 11:30GLA Glasgow Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 50m1 stop Dubai Intl

R17 750Emirates

Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 14

13:15 - 13:40CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

25h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

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

25h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R18 800Qatar Airways

Thu, Oct 8 - Thu, Oct 15

18:00 - 16:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

23h 00m1 stop Istanbul

17:00 - 9:40EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

39h 40m2 stops Istanbul Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R19 017Turkish Airlines

Wed, Oct 7 - Sat, Oct 10

14:25 - 10:40CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

45h 15m3 stops Livingstone Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

13:10 - 13:35EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 25m3 stops London Heathrow Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls

R20 067Kenya Airways

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13

9:25 - 6:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

21h 50m3 stops Durban King Shaka Intl Maputo Intl Doha Hamad Intl

6:00 - 4:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 00m2 stops London Heathrow Doha Hamad Intl

R37 384Qatar Airways

Wed, Oct 7 - Sat, Oct 10

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Turkish Airlines flights from South Africa to Scotland

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Turkish Airlines

Dec 6

JNB18:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 50m

1 stop

EDI9:40Edinburgh Turnhouse

Dec 10

EDI16:20Edinburgh Turnhouse

28h 05m

1 stop

JNB22:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R14 150

Turkish Airlines

Feb 9

JNB18:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 50m

1 stop

EDI9:40Edinburgh Turnhouse

Feb 13

EDI16:20Edinburgh Turnhouse

28h 05m

1 stop

JNB22:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R14 617

Turkish Airlines

Feb 9

JNB18:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 50m

1 stop

EDI9:40Edinburgh Turnhouse

Feb 13

EDI16:20Edinburgh Turnhouse

28h 05m

1 stop

JNB22:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R14 684

Emirates flights from South Africa to Scotland

Our best Emirates deals on South Africa to Scotland flight tickets

Emirates

Nov 16

CPT13:35Cape Town Intl

24h 00m

1 stop

GLA11:35Glasgow Intl

Nov 23

GLA13:35Glasgow Intl

20h 00m

1 stop

CPT11:35Cape Town Intl

R13 950

Emirates

Nov 24

CPT13:35Cape Town Intl

24h 00m

1 stop

GLA11:35Glasgow Intl

Dec 2

GLA13:35Glasgow Intl

26h 25m

1 stop

CPT18:00Cape Town Intl

R14 033

Emirates

Oct 27

CPT18:30Cape Town Intl

26h 25m

1 stop

EDI18:55Edinburgh Turnhouse

Nov 3

EDI20:50Edinburgh Turnhouse

19h 10m

1 stop

CPT18:00Cape Town Intl

R14 083

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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

11:50-10:25

1 stop20h 35m

R12 700

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

11:50-10:25

1 stop20h 35m

R12 783

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 16/11

20:20-12:35

1 stop18h 15m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 23/11

14:05-15:35

1 stop23h 30m

R12 900

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JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 13/11

20:20-12:35

1 stop18h 15m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 20/11

14:05-8:40

1 stop16h 35m

R13 000

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 16/11

19:45-10:20

2 stops40h 35m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 23/11

15:50-9:40

2 stops15h 50m

R13 100

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 7/11

20:40-18:25

1 stop23h 45m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 20/11

15:50-10:00

1 stop16h 10m

R13 150

Cape TownGlasgow

CPT Cape Town Intl - GLA Glasgow Intl

CPTGLA

Cape Town Intl

Tue 24/11

13:35-11:30

1 stop23h 55m

Glasgow Intl

Wed 2/12

13:35-18:00

1 stop26h 25m

R13 950

Cape TownGlasgow

CPT Cape Town Intl - GLA Glasgow Intl

CPTGLA

Cape Town Intl

Mon 16/11

13:35-11:35

1 stop24h 00m

Glasgow Intl

Mon 23/11

13:35-11:35

1 stop20h 00m

R13 950

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 6/12

18:50-9:40

1 stop16h 50m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Thu 10/12

16:20-22:25

1 stop28h 05m

R14 150

Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT Cape Town Intl - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Thu 12/11

17:15-9:40

1 stop18h 25m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Thu 19/11

10:40-12:05

1 stop23h 25m

R14 300

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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 667. 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 R14 050.

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 R14 492 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 683 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on South Africa to Scotland flights?

You could potentially save up to 4% on your flight if you consider stops on a South Africa to Scotland flight.

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Best price found	R4 683
Fastest flight time	14h 35m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Scotland from South Africa in the past 72 hours is R4 683. The best return flight deal from South Africa to Scotland found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R12 700.

The fastest flight from South Africa to Scotland takes 14h 35m

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 October 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
Lufthansa	PriceFrom R11 001	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,8 8 253 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
KLM	PriceFrom R11 478	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 576 reviews	Search KLM flights
British Airways	PriceFrom R11 519	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 8 243 reviews	Search British Airways flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R12 026	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 3 727 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R12 359	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 455 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Kenya Airways	PriceFrom R12 491	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 330 reviews	Search Kenya Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R12 810	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 666 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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Can I find flights from South Africa to Scotland with flexible booking policies on momondo?

Flights from South Africa to Scotland with flexible booking policies can be found by using the search form above and then selecting our dedicated flexible booking filter, which will highlight only the flights where this policy is applied.

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