There are 6 ways to get from Egypt to Edinburgh by plane, car, car train, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)CAI - EDI
10h 53m£141–331Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cairo to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburgh
2d 10hFly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)CAI - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
11h 57m£178–326Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Newcastle (NCL)CAI - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
13h 24m£141–365Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)CAI - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
13h 53m£199–684Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cairo to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburgh
2d 11h£802–1,170
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Egypt to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £140 - £340 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Egypt to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 10h 53m and costs £140 - £340.
The distance between Egypt and Edinburgh is 2500 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Egypt to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Egypt. It is currently 10:30 PM in Egypt and 8:30 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2507+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Egypt and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Egyptair, Brussels Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Brussels, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Dusseldorf, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £95–390
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newcastle via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–440
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–470
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Brussels, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £140–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–420
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–450
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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