There are 4 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 29m$240–480Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane NCL - CAI
11h 51mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ABZ - CAI
13h 51mTrain 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 53m
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 $240 - $480 and takes 11h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Cairo is to fly which takes 11h 29m and costs $240 - $480.
The distance between Edinburgh and Cairo is 3992 km.
It takes approximately 11h 29m to get from Edinburgh to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:59 AM in Edinburgh and 5:59 AM in Cairo.
There are 2494+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Cairo, Egypt?
Aegean Airlines, Egyptair, and three 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 Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Newcastle to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Newcastle to Cairo International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Newcastle to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Cairo International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Newcastle to Cairo International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
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