There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Alexandria by bus or plane
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Alexandria
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alexandria (ALY)plane EDI - ALY
11h 26m$181–764Fly Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GLA - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
13h 39m$146–514Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane EDI - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
14h 58m$211–351Fly Glasgow Airport to Alexandria
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Alexandria (ALY)plane GLA - ALY
16h 12m$196–707
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alexandria (ALY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Alexandria is to bus and fly which costs $210 - $360 and takes 14h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Alexandria is to bus and fly which takes 11h 26m and costs $180 - $800.
The distance between Glasgow and Alexandria is 3848 km.
It takes approximately 11h 26m to get from Glasgow to Alexandria, including transfers.
Alexandria is 3h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 10:52 AM in Glasgow and 1:52 PM in Alexandria.
There are 1203+ hotels available in Alexandria.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Alexandria, Egypt?
easyJet, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Alexandria (ALY) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
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
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 Alexandria via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- egyptair.com
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 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 Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- 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
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- 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
- 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
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alexandria via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 15649
- Website
- West and Central Delta
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- West and Central Delta
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- West and Central Delta
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