There are 5 ways to get from Egypt to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CAI - EDI
10h 56m£191–251Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane CAI - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 30m£122–476Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CAI - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
13h 2m£173–550Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane CAI - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
13h 45m£242–699Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CAI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
13h 5m£191–421
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 £190 - £260 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Egypt to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 10h 56m and costs £190 - £260.
The distance between Egypt and Edinburgh is 2500 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Egypt to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Egypt. It is currently 8:27 PM in Egypt and 6:27 PM in Edinburgh.
There are 2850+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Egypt and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Egyptair, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–490
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newcastle via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–480
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–420
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–1,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Brussels, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Brussels, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–480
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–480
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Newcastle via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–430
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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