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 50m on average, while flying from Cape Town to Edinburgh is 24h 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 Emirates 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 44% 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.

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 August 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.

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19:35 - 9:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-INV Inverness

15h 45m1 stop London Heathrow

12:45 - 10:25INV Inverness-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 40m1 stop London Heathrow

R12 529British Airways

Fri, Nov 27 - Tue, Dec 1

19:35 - 9:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-INV Inverness

15h 45m1 stop London Heathrow

12:45 - 10:25INV Inverness-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 40m1 stop London Heathrow

R12 545British Airways

Fri, Nov 27 - Tue, Dec 1

0:10 - 9:30CPT Cape Town Intl-GLA Glasgow Intl

34h 20m1 stop London Gatwick

8:20 - 9:30GLA Glasgow Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 10m1 stop London Gatwick

R12 545Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 8 - Sun, Oct 25

0:10 - 20:30CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

21h 20m1 stop London Gatwick

6:00 - 22:10EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 10m1 stop London Gatwick

R12 626Multiple Airlines

Sun, Sep 13 - Wed, Sep 23

13:30 - 16:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

27h 30m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Istanbul

10:45 - 9:40EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 55m2 stops Istanbul Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R13 160Turkish Airlines

Fri, Sep 4 - Tue, Sep 29

13:30 - 15:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

27h 50m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Istanbul

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

28h 05m1 stop Istanbul

R13 581Turkish Airlines

Sat, Dec 19 - Sat, Jan 2

10:05 - 20:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

35h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:00 - 20:35EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

R13 646Emirates

Thu, Aug 27 - Sun, Aug 30

13:15 - 20:05CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

31h 50m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:00 - 18:05EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

R13 856Emirates

Fri, Sep 4 - Thu, Sep 17

19:30 - 13:40CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

19h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

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

18h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R14 536Qatar Airways

Fri, Sep 11 - Fri, Sep 18

13:15 - 6:25CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

7:55 - 17:30EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R16 187Qatar Airways

Tue, Sep 29 - Tue, Oct 6

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10:05 - 0:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

39h 50m3 stops Dubai Intl Frankfurt am Main Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias

22:00 - 8:20EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 20m2 stops Dublin Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R14 779Multiple Airlines

Wed, Aug 19 - Sat, Aug 29

10:05 - 20:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

35h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:00 - 10:15EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

R15 021Emirates

Tue, Aug 18 - Sat, Aug 29

10:05 - 20:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

35h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:00 - 8:20EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 20m2 stops Dublin Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R15 135Multiple Airlines

Tue, Aug 18 - Sat, Aug 29

10:05 - 20:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

35h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:00 - 8:20EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 20m2 stops Dublin Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R15 491Multiple Airlines

Wed, Aug 19 - Sat, Aug 29

10:05 - 20:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

35h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

19:25 - 8:20EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 55m3 stops Paris Beauvais-Tille Dublin Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R15 637Multiple Airlines

Tue, Aug 18 - Sat, Aug 29

10:05 - 0:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

39h 50m3 stops Dubai Intl Frankfurt am Main Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias

19:25 - 8:20EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 55m3 stops Paris Beauvais-Tille Dublin Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R15 815Multiple Airlines

Wed, Aug 19 - Sat, Aug 29

13:30 - 9:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

45h 15m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Istanbul

10:45 - 9:40EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 55m2 stops Istanbul Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R16 430Turkish Airlines

Wed, Aug 19 - Sat, Aug 29

10:05 - 20:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

35h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:00 - 10:15EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

R16 511Emirates

Wed, Aug 19 - Sat, Aug 29

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

R18 048Qatar Airways

Wed, Aug 19 - Sat, Aug 29

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

24h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

7:55 - 9:10EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R18 065Qatar Airways

Wed, Aug 19 - Sat, Aug 29

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Turkish Airlines flights from South Africa to Scotland

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Turkish Airlines

Sept 4

JNB13:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 30m

2 stops

EDI16:00Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sept 29

EDI10:45Edinburgh Turnhouse

21h 55m

2 stops

JNB9:40Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 160

Turkish Airlines

Dec 19

JNB13:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 50m

2 stops

EDI15:20Edinburgh Turnhouse

Jan 2

EDI16:20Edinburgh Turnhouse

28h 05m

1 stop

JNB22:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 581

Turkish Airlines

Nov 19

JNB18:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 50m

1 stop

EDI9:40Edinburgh Turnhouse

Nov 23

EDI10:40Edinburgh Turnhouse

21h 00m

2 stops

JNB9:40Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 694

Emirates flights from South Africa to Scotland

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Emirates

Aug 27

JNB10:05Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 05m

1 stop

EDI20:10Edinburgh Turnhouse

Aug 30

EDI22:00Edinburgh Turnhouse

21h 35m

1 stop

JNB20:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 646

Emirates

Oct 1

JNB10:05Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 35m

1 stop

GLA12:40Glasgow Intl

Oct 29

GLA13:35Glasgow Intl

25h 00m

1 stop

JNB16:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 678

Emirates

Sept 4

CPT13:15Cape Town Intl

31h 50m

1 stop

EDI20:05Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sept 17

EDI22:00Edinburgh Turnhouse

19h 05m

1 stop

CPT18:05Cape Town Intl

R13 856

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Fri 27/11

19:35-9:20

1 stop15h 45m

Inverness

Tue 1/12

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1 stop19h 40m

R12 529

JohannesburgInverness

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - INV Inverness

JNBINV

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 27/11

19:35-9:20

1 stop15h 45m

Inverness

Tue 1/12

12:45-10:25

1 stop19h 40m

R12 545

Cape TownGlasgow

CPT Cape Town Intl - GLA Glasgow Intl

CPTGLA

Cape Town Intl

Thu 8/10

0:10-9:30

1 stop34h 20m

Glasgow Intl

Sun 25/10

8:20-9:30

1 stop23h 10m

R12 545

Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT Cape Town Intl - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Sun 13/9

0:10-20:30

1 stop21h 20m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Wed 23/9

6:00-22:10

1 stop15h 10m

R12 626

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 4/9

13:30-16:00

2 stops27h 30m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 29/9

10:45-9:40

2 stops21h 55m

R13 160

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 19/12

13:30-15:20

2 stops27h 50m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sat 2/1

16:20-22:25

1 stop28h 05m

R13 581

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 27/8

10:05-20:10

1 stop35h 05m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sun 30/8

22:00-20:35

1 stop21h 35m

R13 646

Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT Cape Town Intl - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Fri 4/9

13:15-20:05

1 stop31h 50m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Thu 17/9

22:00-18:05

1 stop19h 05m

R13 856

Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT Cape Town Intl - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Fri 11/9

19:30-13:40

1 stop19h 10m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 18/9

15:10-10:15

1 stop18h 05m

R14 536

Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT Cape Town Intl - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Tue 29/9

13:15-6:25

1 stop18h 10m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 6/10

7:55-17:30

1 stop32h 35m

R16 187

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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 160. 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 338.

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 913 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 289 on momondo.

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

You could potentially save up to 34% on your flight if you consider stops on a South Africa to Scotland flight.

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Fastest flight time	14h 35m
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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 August 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 660	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 324 reviews	Search Kenya Airways flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom R10 092	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,8 8 195 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
British Airways	PriceFrom R10 720	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 8 169 reviews	Search British Airways flights
KLM	PriceFrom R11 138	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 560 reviews	Search KLM flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R11 703	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 740 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R12 017	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 473 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R12 444	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 654 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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