There are 6 ways to get from Cairo to Durban by plane, car, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to King Shaka International Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane CAI - DUR
16h 30mR 4,406–14,237Drive 8,747 km
- Drive from Cairo to Durbancar 8,747 km
5d 5hR 20,094–29,024Fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane CAI - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durbanbus
20h 4mR 7,482–25,638Fly to Margate, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Margate (MGH)plane CAI - MGH
- Take the bus from Margate Retirement Village to Durban Stationbus
19h 44mR 10,246–35,277Fly to Richards Bay, taxi
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane CAI - RCB
- Take the taxi from Richards Bay (RCB) to Durbantaxi
17h 51mR 7,706–24,507Fly to Maputo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)plane CAI - MPM
- Take the bus from Maputo to Durban Bus Stnbus
20h 12mR 7,946–28,007
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Durban is to fly which costs R 4 400 - R 15 000 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Durban is to fly which takes 16h 30m and costs R 4 400 - R 15 000.
The distance between Cairo and Durban is 6709 km. The road distance is 8747 km.
It takes approximately 16h 30m to get from Cairo to Durban, including transfers.
Durban is 1h behind Cairo. It is currently 10:14 PM in Cairo and 9:14 PM in Durban.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairo to Durban is 8747 km. It takes approximately 5 days 5h to drive from Cairo to Durban.
There are 2179+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Durban, South Africa?
Egyptair, CemAir, and three other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) twice daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–28,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Kigali, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Richards Bay via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Margate via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–27,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Cairo International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 39 312 1406
- enquiriesr@margatecoach.co.za
- Website
- margatecoach.co.za
Bus from Margate Retirement Village to Durban Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 240–270
- Schedules at
- margatecoach.co.za
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Maputo to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 390–1,300
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Full Flexi
- R 1,100–1,300
- Flexi
- R 1,000–1,300
- Saver
- R 950–1,300
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