There are 5 ways to get from Dubai to Edinburgh by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)DXB - EDI
11h 16m£161–391Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)AUH - EDI
15h 46m£138–290Fly Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)DXB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
12h 4m£168–726Fly Dubai International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Newcastle (NCL)DXB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
12h 29m£171–385Fly Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)DXB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
15h 8m£188–401
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Edinburgh is to shuttle and fly which costs £130 - £290 and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 11h 16m and costs £160 - £400.
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 2:38 AM in Dubai and 10:38 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2473+ 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.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- 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
- £150–600
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
- klm.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–470
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Edinburgh Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–350
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- 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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- £240–290
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–8
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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