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How to get fromBasel to Egyptby train, plane, or bus

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There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Egypt by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane plane ZRH - CAI
    8h 29m
    $211–427

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane plane MXP - CAI
    11h 59m
    $132–606

  3. Fly Basel to Cairo International Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane plane BSL - CAI
    10h 15m
    $146–467

  4. Fly Basel to Borg El Arab, bus

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane plane BSL - HBE
    2. Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus bus
    10h 37m
    $205–656

  5. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane plane GVA - CAI
    10h 32m
    $278–729

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hurghada Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hurghada Airport (HRG)plane plane ZRH - HRG
    3. Take the bus from Hurghada to Assiutbus bus
    12h 16m
    $171–456

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights

Calendar29Weekly Planes
Duration5h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket$135Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,868.8 km
  • Duration: 8h 29m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Egypt?

Pegasus Airlines, Nile Air, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 3 times a day.

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