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Flights from Edinburgh to Sharm el-Sheikh
Everything worth knowing before you book this route — how far it is, how long you will be in the air, whether a direct flight exists from Edinburgh, and what the fare is doing.
How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Sharm el-Sheikh?
The great-circle distance from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sharm el-Sheikh is 2,681 miles. Flown nonstop, that works out at roughly 5h 44m in the air, including taxi time at both ends.
Expect the return leg to differ. Flying eastbound on the way out, you are pushed along by the jet stream, so the outbound and inbound block times on this route differ by up to 45 minutes. Airlines schedule for it — it is not a delay.
Can you fly Edinburgh to Sharm el-Sheikh direct?
No nonstop from Edinburgh until November 2026
easyJet starts flying Edinburgh Airport to Sharm el-Sheikh on 10 November 2026. Jet2 starts flying Edinburgh Airport to Sharm el-Sheikh on 16 February 2027. Until then, the nearest direct flights leave from Glasgow (about 40 miles away), Newcastle (90 miles) and Liverpool (180 miles). From Edinburgh itself it is a one-stop trip. That connection is usually through a European hub, so weigh the extra hours against getting yourself to an airport with the direct flight.
What it costs from Edinburgh
The cheapest return we have measured from Edinburgh to Sharm el-Sheikh is £163, flying out 8 Dec and back 15 Dec. That is this airport's own best week, found by searching it separately from the other nine — every UK airport wins on a different date.
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The Red Sea is a long narrow trench of water surrounded by desert, and that is the whole explanation for why this destination exists. It has almost no connection to a cold ocean current, so it warms up more and cools down less than anywhere else within reach of Britain — the water here stays swimmable through the British winter without a wetsuit, which is not true of the Canaries, Madeira or the Turkish coast. Rain is close to a non-event: some years none falls at all.
Seasons, prices and the full Sharm el-Sheikh guideLanding in Sharm el-Sheikh
Barely any time-zone shift — you can plan a full first day without allowing for jet lag.
| Airport | SSH, Sharm el-Sheikh, fifteen minutes from Naama Bay and twenty from Nabq — one of the shortest transfers on this list. It is also the airport whose arrivals hall decides your paperwork: the free resort permission stamp is issued here, and only here, for arrivals by air. |
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| Currency | Egyptian pound, though the resorts quote in euros, dollars and sterling and will take all three at a poor rate. Withdraw pounds from an ATM for anything outside a hotel. Keep small notes: tipping is expected constantly and universally, and nobody has change. |
| Language | Arabic. English is spoken across the resort belt to a working standard, and German and Russian nearly as widely. Away from the bays it thins fast, though this is not a destination with much away from the bays. |
Where to stay in Sharm el-Sheikh
Most visitors stay in Ras Um Sid or Naama Bay. The list below is filtered to places rated 9+ by guests and sorted by price, with dates already filled in — change them for your own trip.
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