There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Dubai 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 Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane EDI - DXB
10h 9mAED 952–1,755Fly Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane EDI - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
14h 31mAED 688–2,393Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane GLA - DXB
11h 10mAED 841–2,077Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane EDI - SHJ
13h 28mAED 770–2,179Train to Newcastle, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane NCL - DXB
11h 36mAED 862–1,904Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane MAN - DXB
13h 3mAED 837–2,146
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Dubai is to fly and shuttle which costs AED 650 - AED 2400 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Dubai is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs AED 950 - AED 1800.
The distance between Edinburgh and Dubai is 5803 km.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Edinburgh to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 4h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:06 AM in Edinburgh and 4:06 AM in Dubai.
There are 19983+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,400
Flights from Newcastle to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,500
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,400
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,400
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,500
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,000
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 85–88
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- AED 85–87
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- AED 290–370
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- AED 1,000–1,100
- Sleeper Seat
- AED 290–370
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- AED 1,100–1,300
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- AED 300–380
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- AED 1,000–1,150
- Sleeper Seat
- AED 300–380
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- AED 1,200–1,400
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 95–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 100–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 40–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 130–550
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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