There are 5 ways to get from Cairo Airport (CAI) to Rome by plane, train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Fly to Rome • 4h 12m
Cheapest option
Fly to Pescara, bus • 13h 10m
3 alternative options
Fly to Naples, train • 7h 23m
Fly to Rome Ciampino • 7h 49m
Drive • 47h 24m
Travel safe during COVID-19
International entry into Italy from Egypt
- Entry is partially open for citizens and permanent residents of Egypt
Restricted for: There are no current restrictions
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Conditions of entry into Italy from Egypt
- 10-day mandatory self-quarantine and COVID-19 test at the end of the isolation period
- COVID-19 testing required within 72 hours from entering the country
- Passenger Locator Form (PLF) required
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- Travellers must present a negative COVID-19 test as either a RT-PCR performed within 48 hours prior to arrival, or an Antigen test performed within 24 hours prior to arrival
- 10-day mandatory self-quarantine and COVID-19 test at the end of the isolation period
- COVID-19 testing required within 72 hours from entering the country
- 5-day mandatory self-quarantine and COVID-19 test at the end of the isolation period
- Travellers with a certificate of vaccination are exempt from compulsory quarantine
- Travellers who have recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months are exempt from compulsory quarantine (certificate needed)
- Passenger Locator Form (PLF) required
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Rules to follow in Italy
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Considerations leaving from Egypt
The official advice is to avoid non-essential international travel to high risk countries
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, but conditions apply when entering Italy from Egypt.
Explore options for future travelDomestic travel is not restricted, but some conditions may apply
- Face masks are mandatory
- There is a social distancing requirement of 1.5 metres
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
- Nationwide control measures in place
- Inter-regional travel is permitted
- Health pass is required for long-distance travel by plane, train or coach, as well as in some public venues
- Regional restriction measures in place
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Rome is 1500.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Rome is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Rome is 1.5 metres.
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 1500.
No, but conditions apply when returning to Egypt from Italy.
See options for return travel.
Last updated: 20 Jan 2022
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo Airport (CAI) to Rome is to fly and bus which costs $60 - $390 and takes 13h 10m.
The quickest way to get from Cairo Airport (CAI) to Rome is to fly which costs $150 - $340 and takes 4h 12m.
The distance between Cairo Airport (CAI) and Rome is 2138 km. The road distance is 4447.4 km.
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Cairo Airport (CAI) to Rome, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Cairo Airport to Rome Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 30m.
Rome is 1h behind Cairo Airport (CAI). It is currently 2:22 AM in Cairo Airport (CAI) and 1:22 AM in Rome.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairo Airport (CAI) to Rome is 4447 km. It takes approximately 47h 24m to drive from Cairo Airport (CAI) to Rome.
Egyptair, Alitalia, Aegean Airlines and six other airlines offer flights from Cairo Airport to Rome Airport.
There are 3881+ hotels available in Rome. Prices start at €87 per night.
- Distance: 2138.2 km
- Duration: 4h 12m
What companies run services between Cairo Airport (CAI), Egypt and Rome, Italy?
Egyptair, Alitalia and seven other airlines fly from Cairo Airport (CAI) to Rome every 4 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairo to Rome Ciampino via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €320
Flights from Cairo to Rome Ciampino via Athens, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €300
Flights from Cairo to Rome Ciampino via Berlin Brandenburg Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260 - €550
Flights from Cairo to Rome Ciampino via Istanbul, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €450
Flights from Cairo to Rome Ciampino via Athens, Chania
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €22 - €160
Flights from Cairo to Rome Ciampino via Milan Malpensa, Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260 - €330
Flights from Cairo to Pescara via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260 - €360
Flights from Cairo to Pescara via Munich, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €440 - €1000
Flights from Cairo to Pescara via Boryspil, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €230 - €440
Flights from Cairo to Pescara via Amman, Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €300
Flights from Cairo to Pescara via Vienna, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €320 - €1200
Flights from Cairo to Pescara via Bucharest Otopeni, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310 - €550
Flights from Cairo to Pescara via Vienna, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €320 - €1200
Flights from Cairo to Pescara via Rome, Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €390 - €1000
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Cairo to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €250 - €300
Flights from Cairo to Pescara via Rome, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380 - €750
Flights from Cairo to Pescara via Brussels, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410 - €900
Flights from Cairo to Pescara via Frankfurt, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €430 - €1000
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cairo to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €390
Flights from Cairo to Rome via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240 - €550
Flights from Cairo to Naples via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairo to Rome via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €390
Flights from Cairo to Rome via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €390
Flights from Cairo to Naples via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220 - €450
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairo to Rome via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250 - €360
Flights from Cairo to Naples via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €380
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cairo to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €390
Flights from Cairo to Naples via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €280
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairo to Rome via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €350
Flights from Cairo to Naples via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cairo to Rome via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €220 - €500
Flights from Cairo to Naples via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cairo to Rome via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280 - €700
Flights from Cairo to Naples via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cairo to Naples via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €750
Flights from Cairo to Naples via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210 - €700
- Website
- flyuia.com
Flights from Cairo to Rome via Boryspil
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200 - €850
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cairo to Pescara via Athens, Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220 - €460
Trenitalia’s high-speed Frecce trains run on specialised tracks and have a greater level of service and comfort than InterCity and regional trains. There are three types of Frecce trains: Frecciarossa, (the fastest; connects major Italian cities); Frecciargento (mostly connect Rome to other Italian cities); and Frecciabianca (the slowest Frecce trains). Frecciarossa trains offer four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Standard, Premium, Business and Executive. All Frecce tickets include a seat reservation and must be purchased before boarding the train.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18 - €65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- €18 - €25
- Base Standard
- €35 - €50
- Base Premium
- €45 - €65
Private train company Italotreno operates high-speed trains in Italy on the same tracks as Trenitalia. The routes service 21 stations across the country, including popular routes Milan-Florence, Rome-Venice and Bologna-Naples. Choose from four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Smart, Comfort, Prima and Club Executive. Italo also operates Italobus – an integrated train-bus service that takes passengers from the main train stations to other Italian cities.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale Station to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17 - €50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- €19 - €27
- Smart Low Cost
- €17 - €24
- Smart Flex
- €35 - €50
Trenitalia’s Intercity (IC) trains are slower than the high-speed Frecce trains but are still a good way to travel between major cities and towns, with routes including Rome to Naples, Venice to Bologna and Milan to Genoa. Tickets usually open for booking 90 days ahead of travel, and you’ll need make a seat reservation before boarding. All IC trains have 1st and 2nd class carriages as well as a bar buffet car, air conditioning and power sockets. InterCity trains that run at night are called InterCity Notte (ICN).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14 - €20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- €14 - €20
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14 - €29
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- €26 - €29
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- 0873.364785
- info@difonzobus.com
- Website
- difonzobus.com
Bus from Pescara to Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- difonzobus.com
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