There are 4 ways to get from Dubai to Edinburgh by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane DXB - EDI
10h 46m£251–561Fly to Newcastle, train
cheapest- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Newcastle (NCL)plane DXB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
12h 14m£193–700Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane DXB - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 37m£272–536Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane DXB - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
17h 5m£222–804
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £250 - £600 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 10h 46m and costs £250 - £600.
The distance between Dubai and Edinburgh is 3627 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Dubai to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 3h behind Dubai. It is currently 3:21 AM in Dubai and 12:21 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2996+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Emirates, KLM, and Lufthansa fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- 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
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- 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
- [email protected]
- 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)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
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
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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