There are 5 ways to get from Dubai to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DXB - EDI
11h 16m£191–351Fly to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DXB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 6m£168–421Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DXB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 8m£188–319Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Newcastle (NCL)plane DXB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 28m£187–375Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane DXB - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 40m£169–784
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Edinburgh is to fly and train which costs £180 - £320 and takes 12h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 11h 16m and costs £190 - £360.
The distance between Dubai and Edinburgh is 3627 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Dubai to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 4h behind Dubai. It is currently 3:31 PM in Dubai and 11:31 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 910+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Emirates and Lufthansa fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Train operators
- 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
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
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