There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Cairo by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane EDI - CAI
10h 44m$215–345Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GLA - CAI
11h 36m$157–548Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ABZ - CAI
14h 53m$237–921Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MME - CAI
13h 59m$326–1,242Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MAN - CAI
12h 3m$253–548
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Cairo is to fly which costs $210 - $350 and takes 10h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Cairo is to fly which takes 10h 44m and costs $210 - $350.
The distance between Edinburgh and Cairo is 3992 km.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Edinburgh to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 3h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:08 AM in Edinburgh and 8:08 AM in Cairo.
There are 7840+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Cairo, Egypt?
Aegean Airlines, Egyptair, and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) once daily.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–490
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- $90–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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