There are 4 ways to get from Alexandria to Edinburgh by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airportbus
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HBE - EDI
10h 41mBus to Cairo International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Alexandria to Cairo Airportbus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CAI - EDI
13h 34m£181–366Bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airportbus
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HBE - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 41mBus to Cairo International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Alexandria to Cairo Airportbus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CAI - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
14h 58m£184–421
Borg El Arab (HBE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alexandria to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which costs £180 - £370 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Alexandria to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which takes 13h 34m and costs £180 - £370.
The distance between Alexandria and Edinburgh is 2400 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Alexandria to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Alexandria. It is currently 5:52 AM in Alexandria and 4:52 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 1645+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Alexandria, Egypt and Edinburgh, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Alexandria to Edinburgh. However, you can take the bus to Borg El Arab Airport, walk to Borg El Arab (HBE) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, then take the vehicle to Edinburgh Princes Street. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Cairo Airport, walk to Cairo International Airport (CAI) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, then take the vehicle to Edinburgh Princes Street.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from Borg El Arab to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Borg El Arab to Glasgow Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £150–700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Edinburgh Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Edinburgh Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Edinburgh Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–480
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Borg El Arab to Glasgow Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–800
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +20 2 25752157
- Website
- westmidbus-eg.com
Bus from Alexandria to Cairo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–7
- Schedules at
- westmidbus-eg.com
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