£72 Find Cheap Flights from Scotland to Africa

KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Scotland to Africa.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Scotland to Africa is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Scotland to Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Scotland to Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Africa is Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK), with an average flight price of £94.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Africa is Thursday when return tickets can be as cheap as £619. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, when return prices are £724 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Africa is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost £830 on average. Morning departures are around 5% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Africa is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £1,171.

The cheapest ticket to Africa from Scotland found in the last 72 hours was to Marrakech, at £62 return. The most popular route is Edinburgh (EDI) to Marrakech (RAK) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £62.

The cheapest month for flights from Scotland to Africa is January, when tickets cost £125 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is £434 and £421 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from Scotland to Africa, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

An average direct flight from Scotland to Africa takes 14h 25m, covering a distance of 3717 miles. The shortest route is Edinburgh (EDI) to Marrakech (RAK) with an average flight time of 4h 05m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Cairo (18% of total searches to Africa). The next most popular destinations are Lagos (16%) and Marrakech (12%). Searches for flights to Cape Town (7%), to Port Louis (6%), and to Hurghada (6%) are also popular.