Travel to Cairo
Every way to reach Cairo: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Cairo is reachable from 98 places across 50 countries by 1 mode, on services run by 69 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €41.44 and the fastest takes 4h 5m door to door. The nearest origin is 180 km away.
How people reach Cairo
Every mode that actually calls at Cairo, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 188 | €41.44 | 4h 5m | 9,206 km | 69 |
- 98Places you can arrive from
- 98Places you can leave for
- 50Countries
- 69Operators
That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Cairo is not something we sell.

Looking for somewhere to stay in Cairo?
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 1% | Alexandria, 180 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 22 | 12% | Assiut, 320 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 30 | 16% | Aswān, 684 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 134 | 71% | Misratah, 1556 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Cairo that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 20 | 16% |
| Egypt | 16 | 12% |
| Germany | 10 | 8% |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 6% |
| Yemen | 8 | 6% |
| China | 6 | 5% |
| Libya | 6 | 5% |
| Nigeria | 6 | 5% |
| Türkiye | 6 | 5% |
| Belgium | 5 | 4% |
| Spain | 5 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 3% |
| India | 4 | 3% |
| Iraq | 4 | 3% |
| Italy | 4 | 3% |
| Sudan | 4 | 3% |
| France | 3 | 2% |
| Russia | 3 | 2% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Cairo
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cairo
- Stadium
- One Ninety
- Hisham Barakat
- Cairo Airport Terminal (CTA)
- Al Abbasiyya
- CAI
- SPX
Cairo is large, and the road in from CAI can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.

Getting from CAI into Cairo?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Cairo costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Cairo
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharm el Sheikh to Cairo flight | €41.44 | 4h 5m | 383 km |
| Hurghada to Cairo flight | €42.62 | 4h 6m | 400 km |
| Amman to Cairo flight | €53.24 | 4h 13m | 494 km |
| Tabuk to Cairo flight | €55.01 | 4h 20m | 548 km |
| Aswān to Cairo flight | €65.63 | 4h 30m | 684 km |
| Medina to Cairo flight | €96.31 | 4h 55m | 1,034 km |
| Jeddah to Cairo flight | €111.65 | 5h 11m | 1,240 km |
| Istanbul to Cairo flight | €112.24 | 5h 11m | 1,235 km |
| Ta'if to Cairo flight | €119.91 | 5h 21m | 1,340 km |
| Buraidah to Cairo flight | €125.81 | 5h 17m | 1,314 km |
| Kuwait City to Cairo flight | €142.92 | 5h 40m | 1,616 km |
| Riyadh to Cairo flight | €144.69 | 5h 42m | 1,639 km |
| Tripoli to Cairo flight | €152.95 | 5h 50m | 1,739 km |
| Dammam to Cairo flight | €165.93 | 6h 2m | 1,888 km |
| Rome to Cairo flight | €189.53 | 6h 21m | 2,130 km |
| Abu Dhabi to Cairo flight | €207.82 | 6h 39m | 2,367 km |
A day in Cairo carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Where to leave your bags in Cairo
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular journeys to Cairo
Common questions about Travel to Cairo
How can I get to Cairo?
Cairo is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 98 places, across 50 countries, on services run by 69 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Cairo?
The cheapest way into Cairo is by Flight, from €41.44 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 98 origins we sell into Cairo over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Cairo?
The fastest journey into Cairo is by Flight, at 4h 5m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 180 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Cairo have?
Cairo has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 2 airports. Among them are Stadium, One Ninety, Hisham Barakat. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Cairo from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Cairo start within 200 km. The nearest is Alexandria, 180 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Cairo in Egypt?
Cairo connects to 98 places on our network across 50 countries, the furthest of them 9,206 km away in a straight line. Egypt routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Egypt
The wider region
Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Cairo afterwards does not belong to us.

Anything to book in Cairo before you go?
Day trips that leave Cairo in the morning and cover a good part of Egypt by evening.
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Plan a trip from here
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