There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Cairo by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane EDI - CAI
11h 53m$244–359Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GLA - CAI
11h 8m$225–505Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MAN - CAI
12h 10m$228–819Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ABZ - CAI
14h 31m$285–815
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Cairo is to bus and fly which costs $240 - $360 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Cairo is to fly which takes 11h 8m and costs $220 - $550.
The distance between Glasgow and Cairo is 4046 km.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Glasgow to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 3:03 AM in Glasgow and 5:03 AM in Cairo.
There are 7709+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Cairo, Egypt?
Ulendo Airlink, Egyptair, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- $85–120
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- $150–220
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $40–60
- 1st Class
- $80–100
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $20–30
- 1st Class
- $40–50
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- $14–19
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $50–70
- 1st Class
- $80–120
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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