There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Alexandria by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Borg El Arab, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane EDI - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
12h 22mFly Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane EDI - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
14h 24m$244–522Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane GLA - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
16h 11m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Borg El Arab (HBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Alexandria is to fly and bus which costs $240 - $550 and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Alexandria is to fly and bus which takes 14h 24m and costs $240 - $550.
The distance between Edinburgh and Alexandria is 3844 km.
It takes approximately 12h 22m to get from Edinburgh to Alexandria, including transfers.
Alexandria is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:27 PM in Edinburgh and 9:27 PM in Alexandria.
There are 1187+ hotels available in Alexandria.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Alexandria, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Alexandria. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, then take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Cathedral Street, take the line 500 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, then take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Borg El Arab via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Borg El Arab via Frankfurt, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Borg El Arab via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +20 2 25752157
- Website
- westmidbus-eg.com
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- westmidbus-eg.com
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