There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Dubai by bus, plane, train, or shuttle
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 to Dubai International Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane EDI - DXB
10h 53mAED 890–2,257Fly Glasgow Airport to Dubai International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane GLA - DXB
10h 9mAED 822–2,930Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Sharjah International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane EDI - SHJ
14h 17mAED 858–2,181Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane NCL - DXB
12h 39mAED 1,143–3,868Fly Glasgow Airport to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane GLA - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
14h 56mAED 858–2,368
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Dubai is to fly and shuttle which costs AED 850 - AED 2400 and takes 14h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Dubai is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs AED 800 - AED 3000.
The distance between Glasgow and Dubai is 5857 km.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Glasgow to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 3h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 11:31 PM in Glasgow and 2:31 AM in Dubai.
There are 16966+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Emirates flies from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) once daily.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,300
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,900
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,600
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 90–150
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- AED 35–65
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 200–280
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 260–390
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 170–290
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- AED 130–190
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- AED 35–70
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- AED 35–70
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 35–70
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- AED 35–70
- 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
- AED 35–50
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- AED 35–50
- Website
- Ember
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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