There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Dubai by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)EDI - DXB
10h 9mAED 802–1,955Fly Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)EDI - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
14h 31mAED 688–1,493Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)GLA - DXB
11h 2mAED 842–3,579Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)EDI - SHJ
13h 33mAED 820–2,179Train to Newcastle, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)NCL - DXB
11h 37mAED 863–1,907
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 1500 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Dubai is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs AED 800 - AED 2000.
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 9:33 AM in Edinburgh and 1:33 PM in Dubai.
There are 19852+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Pegasus Airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- 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 900–3,300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday
- 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 700–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,500
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
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,100
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,200
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,200
- 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 750–2,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Abu Dhabi via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,200
Train operators
- 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 86–88
- 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 86–88
- 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 290–380
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- AED 1,000–1,150
- Sleeper Seat
- AED 290–380
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- AED 1,100–1,300
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- AED 300–390
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- AED 1,000–1,150
- Sleeper Seat
- AED 300–390
- 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 100–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 140–200
- 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 Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 40–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Bus operators
- 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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