There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to Cairo by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cairns to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CNS - CAI
26h 36m$802–1,102Fly Cairns to El Alamein International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to El Alamein International Airport (DBB)plane CNS - DBB
- Take the train from El Dabaa to Cairotrain
33h 48m$486–1,461Fly Cairns to Alexandria, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Alexandria (ALY)plane CNS - ALY
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
31h 21m$752–2,236Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CTN - CAI
33h 33m$586–1,522Fly Cairns to Assiut Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Assiut Airport (ATZ)plane CNS - ATZ
- Take the train from Asyūţ to Cairotrain
31h 28m$1,031–2,661Fly Cairns to Hurghada Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Hurghada Airport (HRG)plane CNS - HRG
- Take the bus from Al Sakkala to Al Qolalibus
47h 47m$488–1,122
Cairns (CNS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Cairo is to fly and bus which costs $480 - $1,200 and takes 47h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Cairo is to fly which takes 26h 36m and costs $800 - $1,100.
The distance between Cairns and Cairo is 13281 km.
It takes approximately 26h 36m to get from Cairns to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 8h behind Cairns. It is currently 3:08 AM in Cairns and 7:08 PM in Cairo.
There are 7559+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Cairo, Egypt?
Jetstar, Emirates, and three other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cairns to Assiut Airport via Singapore Changi, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Cairns to Assiut Airport via Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Hurghada Airport via Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Hurghada Airport via Singapore Changi, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Cairo International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Cairo International Airport via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Alexandria via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Alexandria via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Cairo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cairns to Cairo International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Cairo International Airport via Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Cairo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Cairns to Cairo International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Cairns to El Alamein International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Cairns to Alexandria via Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
Flights from Cairns to El Alamein International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Phone
- 1661
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Alexandria to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–35
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $17–35
Train from Asyūţ to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $30–60
Train from El Dabaa to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $30–60
- Phone
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Phone
- +20 1119666635
- Website
- highjet-eg.com
Bus from Al Sakkala to Al Qolali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- highjet-eg.com
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