There are 3 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
12h 1mBus to Cairo International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- 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 38m£174–412Bus to Cairo International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Alexandria to Cairo Airportbus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CAI - EDI
14h 9m£181–277
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 - £280 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Alexandria to Edinburgh is to bus and fly which takes 14h 9m and costs £180 - £280.
The distance between Alexandria and Edinburgh is 2400 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 1m to get from Alexandria to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Alexandria. It is currently 12:58 PM in Alexandria and 10:58 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2557+ 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
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–480
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–480
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–480
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–490
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Edinburgh Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Edinburgh Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Edinburgh Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–490
- 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
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
- 1st Class
- £23–35
- 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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