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

Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, 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 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 14h on average, while flying from Cape Town to Edinburgh is 18h 10m 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 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.

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14:30 - 13:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-GLA Glasgow Intl

25h 00m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

14:35 - 13:30GLA Glasgow Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 55m2 stops Rome Fiumicino Addis Ababa Bole

R12 304Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 19 - Thu, Nov 26

23:10 - 19:25CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

22h 15m1 stop London Gatwick

16:50 - 21:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 10m1 stop London Gatwick

R12 620Multiple Airlines

Fri, Dec 25 - Mon, Jan 18

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 770British 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 820British Airways

Wed, Nov 11 - Sun, Nov 15

13:45 - 12:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

24h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

7:30 - 8:40EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R12 986Qatar Airways

Wed, Nov 18 - Wed, Nov 25

0:20 - 15:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

17h 00m1 stop Istanbul

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

28h 05m1 stop Istanbul

R13 102Turkish Airlines

Fri, Nov 20 - Sat, Nov 28

13:45 - 12:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

24h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

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

23h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R13 269Qatar Airways

Sat, Nov 7 - Fri, Nov 20

0:55 - 9:40CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

34h 45m1 stop Istanbul

10:40 - 23:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 20m1 stop Istanbul

R13 684Turkish Airlines

Sat, Nov 21 - Sun, Nov 29

22:15 - 11:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-GLA Glasgow Intl

39h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

13:35 - 16:40GLA Glasgow Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

R13 984Emirates

Mon, Oct 26 - Sun, Nov 8

13:40 - 18:55CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

31h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

20:50 - 18:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 10m1 stop Dubai Intl

R14 017Emirates

Tue, Nov 10 - Wed, Dec 9

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16:35 - 9:45CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 10m1 stop Istanbul

16:20 - 23:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R14 033Turkish Airlines

Sun, Oct 11 - Sun, Oct 25

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

R14 299Qatar Airways

Thu, Oct 15 - Sun, Oct 18

13:15 - 17:00CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

28h 45m2 stops Dubai Intl Dublin

7:55 - 18:05EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 10m2 stops Dublin Dubai Intl

R16 345Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 11 - Sun, Oct 18

0:10 - 17:10CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 00m1 stop London Gatwick

21:40 - 23:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 20m2 stops Bergamo Orio Al Serio Istanbul

R16 810Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 25

0:10 - 17:10CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 00m1 stop London Gatwick

21:15 - 6:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 45m2 stops London Luton Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R16 827Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 18

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

22h 40m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

5:40 - 9:45EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 05m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 943Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 11 - Sun, Oct 25

14:05 - 8:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

42h 55m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dublin

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

19h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R17 974Qatar Airways

Thu, Oct 15 - Sun, Oct 18

0:10 - 2:35CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

27h 25m2 stops London Gatwick Puerto del Rosario Fuerteventura

8:35 - 12:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 25m3 stops Dublin Cairo Johannesburg OR Tambo

R18 074Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 18

11:40 - 17:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

30h 25m2 stops Windhoek Hosea Kutako Intl Frankfurt am Main

6:10 - 15:35EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 25m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Windhoek Hosea Kutako Intl

R20 036Lufthansa

Thu, Oct 15 - Sun, Oct 18

14:25 - 18:45CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

29h 20m3 stops Livingstone Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl London Gatwick

5:40 - 13:35EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 55m3 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls

R24 425Kenya Airways

Sun, Oct 11 - Sun, Oct 25

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Turkish Airlines flights from South Africa to Scotland

Our best Turkish Airlines deals on South Africa to Scotland flight tickets

Turkish Airlines

Nov 20

JNB0:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 00m

1 stop

EDI15:20Edinburgh Turnhouse

Nov 28

EDI16:20Edinburgh Turnhouse

28h 05m

1 stop

JNB22:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 102

Turkish Airlines

Nov 21

CPT0:55Cape Town Intl

34h 45m

1 stop

EDI9:40Edinburgh Turnhouse

Nov 29

EDI10:40Edinburgh Turnhouse

34h 20m

1 stop

CPT23:00Cape Town Intl

R13 684

Turkish Airlines

Oct 18

CPT16:35Cape Town Intl

24h 25m

1 stop

EDI16:00Edinburgh Turnhouse

Oct 25

EDI16:20Edinburgh Turnhouse

28h 40m

1 stop

CPT23:00Cape Town Intl

R14 033

SWISS flights from South Africa to Scotland

Our best SWISS deals on South Africa to Scotland flight tickets

SWISS

Nov 7

JNB20:40Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 45m

1 stop

EDI18:25Edinburgh Turnhouse

Nov 20

EDI7:30Edinburgh Turnhouse

24h 30m

1 stop

JNB10:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

R13 119

SWISS

Nov 7

JNB12:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

52h 40m

2 stops

EDI15:00Edinburgh Turnhouse

Nov 20

EDI7:30Edinburgh Turnhouse

30h 05m

3 stops

JNB15:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R15 197

SWISS

Nov 7

JNB14:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

50h 30m

2 stops

EDI15:00Edinburgh Turnhouse

Nov 20

EDI7:30Edinburgh Turnhouse

30h 05m

3 stops

JNB15:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

R15 297

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JohannesburgGlasgow

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - GLA Glasgow Intl

JNBGLA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 19/11

14:30-13:30

2 stops25h 00m

Glasgow Intl

Thu 26/11

14:35-13:30

2 stops20h 55m

R12 304

Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT Cape Town Intl - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Fri 25/12

23:10-19:25

1 stop22h 15m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 18/1

16:50-21:00

1 stop26h 10m

R12 620

Fastest return journey

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 770

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 820

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 18/11

13:45-12:35

1 stop24h 50m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Wed 25/11

7:30-8:40

1 stop23h 10m

R12 986

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 20/11

0:20-15:20

1 stop17h 00m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sat 28/11

16:20-22:25

1 stop28h 05m

R13 102

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 7/11

13:45-12:35

1 stop24h 50m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 20/11

14:05-15:35

1 stop23h 30m

R13 269

Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT Cape Town Intl - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Sat 21/11

0:55-9:40

1 stop34h 45m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sun 29/11

10:40-23:00

1 stop34h 20m

R13 684

JohannesburgGlasgow

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - GLA Glasgow Intl

JNBGLA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 26/10

22:15-11:30

1 stop39h 15m

Glasgow Intl

Sun 8/11

13:35-16:40

1 stop25h 05m

R13 984

Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT Cape Town Intl - EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Tue 10/11

13:40-18:55

1 stop31h 15m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Wed 9/12

20:50-18:00

1 stop19h 10m

R14 017

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

Look no further. We've gone through all the searches for this route on momondo so you have the important information and insights to find the cheapest flight ticket for your trip

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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 634. 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 017.

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 491 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 651 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.

Cheap South Africa to Scotland flight deals and tips

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Best price found	R5 687
Fastest flight time	14h 00m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Scotland from South Africa in the past 72 hours is R5 687. The best return flight deal from South Africa to Scotland found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R12 304.

The fastest flight from South Africa to Scotland takes 14h 00m

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 R10 975	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,8 8 269 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
KLM	PriceFrom R11 451	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 580 reviews	Search KLM flights
British Airways	PriceFrom R11 491	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 8 256 reviews	Search British Airways flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R12 064	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 3 724 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R12 329	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 455 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Kenya Airways	PriceFrom R12 461	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 330 reviews	Search Kenya Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R12 780	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 672 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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

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