There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Cairo by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane EDI - CAI
11h 20m$195–445Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ABZ - CAI
14h 26m$184–859Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MAN - CAI
11h 54m$209–455
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Cairo is to fly which costs $190 - $450 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Cairo is to fly which takes 11h 20m and costs $190 - $450.
The distance between Edinburgh and Cairo is 3992 km.
It takes approximately 11h 20m to get from Edinburgh to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:46 PM in Edinburgh and 11:46 PM in Cairo.
There are 7541+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Cairo, Egypt?
Aegean Airlines, Egyptair, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) twice daily.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $290–320
- Sleeper Seat
- $85–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $340–400
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