There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Cairo by bus, 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.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane EDI - CAI
11h 18m$232–431Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GLA - CAI
10h 54m$207–608Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- 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 5m$315–753Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ABZ - CAI
14h 38m$380–829
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Cairo is to fly which costs $200 - $650 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Cairo is to fly which takes 10h 54m and costs $200 - $650.
The distance between Glasgow and Cairo is 4046 km.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Glasgow to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 10:03 PM in Glasgow and 12:03 AM in Cairo.
There are 7813+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Glasgow, 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
- $180–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- 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
- $180–750
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
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
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,600
- 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
- $170–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $10–20
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