There are 5 ways to get from Dubai to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DXB - EDI
10h 48m£191–561Fly Sharjah International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SHJ - EDI
14h 19m£174–417Fly Dubai International Airport 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 43m£194–396Fly Dubai International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Newcastle (NCL)plane DXB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 16m£249–405Fly Dubai International Airport 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 6m£255–999
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 £190 - £400 and takes 11h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 10h 48m and costs £190 - £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 1:27 PM in Dubai and 10:27 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2729+ 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) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
- 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
- £250–950
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–410
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
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- 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
- £29–45
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- 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 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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