There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Cairo by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane EDI - CAI
10h 49m$235–345Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MAN - CAI
11h 53m$261–556Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ABZ - CAI
14h 18m$381–1,093Fly Edinburgh Airport to Borg El Arab, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane EDI - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
16h 21m$235–949
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Cairo is to fly which costs $230 - $350 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Cairo is to fly which takes 10h 49m and costs $230 - $350.
The distance between Edinburgh and Cairo is 3992 km.
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Edinburgh to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:46 PM in Edinburgh and 4:46 PM in Cairo.
There are 7966+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Cairo, Egypt?
Austrian Airlines, Egyptair, and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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