There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane EDI - CAI
11h 45m$237–388Fly Glasgow Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH)plane GLA - SSH
- Take the bus from Gobus Nabq to Tahrirbus
13h 51m$193–700Fly Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GLA - CAI
8h 37m$206–585Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- 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 42m$317–588Fly Glasgow Airport to Hurghada Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Hurghada Airport (HRG)plane GLA - HRG
- Take the bus from Al Sakkala to Al Qolalibus
12h 13m$224–574
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo is to fly which costs $200 - $600 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo is to fly which takes 8h 37m and costs $200 - $600.
The distance between Glasgow Airport (GLA) and Cairo is 4060 km.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Glasgow Airport (GLA). It is currently 10:34 AM in Glasgow Airport (GLA) and 12:34 PM in Cairo.
There are 8012+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Glasgow Airport (GLA), Scotland and Cairo, Egypt?
Jet2.com, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) once daily.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hurghada Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hurghada Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
- Phone
- +20 19567
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-bus.com
Bus from Gobus Nabq to Tahrir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +20 1119666635
- Website
- highjet-eg.com
Bus from Al Sakkala to Al Qolali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- highjet-eg.com
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