There are 4 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
10h 48m£261–561Fly to Newcastle, train
cheapest- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Newcastle (NCL)plane DXB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 15m£228–795Fly 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
11h 38m£343–596Fly 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
17h 5m£289–1,004
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £260 - £600 and takes 10h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 10h 48m and costs £260 - £600.
The distance between Dubai and Edinburgh is 3627 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Dubai to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 3h behind Dubai. It is currently 10:51 AM in Dubai and 7:51 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2858+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Emirates, KLM, and Lufthansa fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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