Cheapest€135.25
- flyadeal AI787512:142h 43m14:57Riyadh RUHCairo CAI
Door to door 5h 53mCO2 415.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Riyadh to Cairo costs €135.25 at the cheapest and takes 5h 42m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 10 operators. The route covers 1,688 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,688 km
- Fastest
- 5h 42m
- Average
- 5h 52m
- Services per day
- 80
- Cheapest
- €135.25
- CO2 per passenger
- 415.2 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 22, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 42m | 2h 32m | 3h 10m | €163.57 | 415.2 kg | 80 |
- 5h 42mFastest, by Flight
- €163.57Cheapest, by Flight
- 415.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,688 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 22, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€161.21
- Nas Air NA365220:462h 32m23:18Riyadh RUHCairo CAI
Door to door 5h 42mCO2 415.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Riyadh to Cairo | TueSep 8 | WedSep 9 | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €280.98 | €260.33 | €325.23 | €246.76 | €252.07 | €237.91 | €206.64 | €164.16 | €171.83 | €214.90 | €200.15 | €203.69 | €188.94 | €163.57 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-22 · €135.25
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When to book Riyadh to Cairo
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €154.1390 days
- €125.8160 days
- €144.6945 days
- €119.3230 days
- €138.7921 days
- €163.5714 days
- €206.647 days
- €325.233 days
- €280.981 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €119.32.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 173 percent. The most expensive point is €325.23, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €188.94Sun
- €163.57Mon
- €164.16Tue
- €171.83Wed
- €214.90Thu
- €200.15Fri
- €203.69Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €164.16Sep
- €145.87Oct
- €128.76Nov
- €129.94Dec
- €125.81Jan
- €108.11Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,688 km against 1,639 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Riyadh at 06:01 and the last at 20:54, across 80 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Riyadh
Rail
- Riyadh railway station
- Riyadh North railway station
Bus
- National Museum
- King Abdulaziz 04
Air
- RUH
Cairo
Rail
- Stadium
- One Ninety
- Hisham Barakat
Bus
- Cairo Airport Terminal (CTA)
- Al Abbasiyya
Air
- 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 cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| Air Arabia Egypt | €138.79 |
 Air Cairo | €146.46 |
 Egyptair | €141.15 |
 flyadeal | €135.25 |
 Nas Air | €141.15 |
 Nesma Airlines | €138.20 |
 Nile Air | €137.61 |
 Riyadh Air | €137.02 |
 Royal Air Maroc | €138.20 |
| Saudia | €147.64 |
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What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €107.00 | 79% |
| Taxes | €19.26 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 5% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €135.25 | 100% |
A day in Cairo hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Where to leave your bags in Cairo
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Riyadh to Cairo
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Riyadh to Cairo?
The fastest journey from Riyadh to Cairo takes 5h 42m door to door, of which 2h 32m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 52m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Riyadh to Cairo?
The cheapest fare from Riyadh to Cairo is €135.25, checked on September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €234.37. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Cairo?
The cheapest way from Riyadh to Cairo is by Flight, at €163.57 for one passenger on September 22, 2026. That journey takes 5h 42m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Riyadh to Cairo?
Fares from Riyadh to Cairo bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €119.32. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 173 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Riyadh to Cairo?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Riyadh to Cairo, at €163.57. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Riyadh to Cairo?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Riyadh to Cairo, at €108.11 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Riyadh to Cairo?
10 operators sell services from Riyadh to Cairo across 1 modes: Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo, Egyptair, flyadeal, Nas Air, Nesma Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Riyadh to Cairo?
Every service we sell from Riyadh to Cairo is direct, with around 80 departures a day and a fastest journey of 5h 42m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Riyadh to Cairo use?
Services from Riyadh to Cairo by Flight leave from Riyadh RUH and arrive at Cairo CAI. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Riyadh to Cairo?
0 of the 10 operators we sell from Riyadh to Cairo allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Riyadh to Cairo on September 7, 2026: 1688 km of route against 1639 km in a straight line, 80 services a day, 10 operators, a cheapest fare of €135.25, and 5h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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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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