There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Egypt by plane, bus, 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 Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GLA - CAI
10h 49m$167–558Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Alexandria
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Alexandria (ALY)plane EDI - ALY
11h 1m$171–714Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane EDI - CAI
11h 53m$212–325Train, 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 14m$243–572Fly Glasgow Airport to Alexandria
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Alexandria (ALY)plane GLA - ALY
16h 17m$176–657
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Egypt is to bus and fly which costs $210 - $330 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Egypt is to fly which takes 10h 49m and costs $160 - $600.
The distance between Glasgow and Egypt is 4047 km.
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Glasgow to Egypt, including transfers.
Egypt is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 2:26 PM in Glasgow and 4:26 PM in Egypt.
There are 7792+ hotels available in Egypt.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Egypt?
Airbus France, Egyptair, and four other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alexandria via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alexandria via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Alexandria via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- 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
- $27–50
- 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 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–19
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–19
- 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
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