There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to Cairo by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Cairns to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CNS - CAI
26h 12m$493–1,235Fly Cairns to Borg El Arab, bus, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane CNS - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
31h 24m$768–1,957Bus 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
35h 13m$639–1,719Fly Cairns to Assiut Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Assiut Airport (ATZ)plane CNS - ATZ
- Take the train from Asyūţ to Cairotrain
30h 39m$874–2,177Fly Cairns to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH)plane CNS - SSH
- Take the bus from Gobus Nabq to Tahrirbus
36h 51m$553–1,382Fly Cairns to El Alamein International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to El Alamein International Airport (DBB)plane CNS - DBB
- Take the train from El Dabaa to Cairotrain
34h 14m$856–2,190
Cairns (CNS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Cairo is to fly which costs $490 - $1,300 and takes 26h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Cairo is to fly which takes 26h 12m and costs $490 - $1,300.
The distance between Cairns and Cairo is 13282 km.
It takes approximately 26h 12m to get from Cairns to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 7h behind Cairns. It is currently 1:21 PM in Cairns and 6:21 AM in Cairo.
There are 7765+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Cairo, Egypt?
Jetstar, Qatar Airways, and three other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Cairns to Cairo International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Cairns to El Alamein International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Cairns to Borg El Arab via Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Cairns to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Port Moresby, Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Cairo International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Cairo International Airport via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Borg El Arab via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Borg El Arab via Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Cairo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cairns to Cairo International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Cairo International Airport via Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Cairo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cairns to Assiut Airport via Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Cairns to Assiut Airport via Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Assiut Airport via Port Moresby, Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Cairns to Borg El Arab via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Cairns to El Alamein International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Cairns to Borg El Arab via Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Cairns to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- 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
- $6–60
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $30–60
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- +20 19567
- info@gobus-eg.com
- Website
- go-bus.com
Bus from Gobus Nabq to Tahrir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
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