There are 7 ways to get from Cairo to El Jem by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Tunis, train
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Tunis (TUN)plane CAI - TUN
- Take the train from Tunis Ville to El Jemtrain
11h 9m$185–397Bus, train via Sfax
cheapest- Take the bus from Abasya Bus Stn to Tripolibus
- Take the bus from Tripoli to Sfaxbus
- Take the train from Sfax to El Jemtrain
2d 13h$55–140Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cairo to Tripolibus
- Take the bus from Tripoli to Soussebus
- Take the train from Sousse to El Jemtrain
39h 13mDrive 2,601.6 km
- Drive from Cairo to El Jemcar 2,601.6 km
27h 17m$178–257Fly to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR)plane CAI - MIR
- Take the train from Sousse to El Jemtrain
17h 31m$363–804Fly to Sfax–Thyna International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA)plane CAI - SFA
- Take the train from Sfax to El Jemtrain
12h 58m$208–661Bus
- Take the bus from Cairo to Tripolibus
- Take the bus from Tripoli to Tunisbus
- Take the bus from Tunis to Gare Kairouanbus 300
- Take the bus from Gare Kairouan to El Jembus 323
46h 4m
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Tunis (TUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to El Jem is to bus and train via Sfax which costs $55 - $140 and takes 2 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to El Jem is to fly and train which takes 11h 9m and costs $180 - $400.
The distance between Cairo and El Jem is 2356 km. The road distance is 2601.6 km.
The best way to get from Cairo to El Jem without a car is to bus and train which takes 39h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Cairo to El Jem, including transfers.
El Jem is 2h behind Cairo. It is currently 1:38 AM in Cairo and 11:38 PM in El Jem.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairo to El Jem is 2602 km. It takes approximately 27h 17m to drive from Cairo to El Jem.
There are three+ hotels available in El Jem.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and El Jem, Tunisia?
You can take a vehicle from Cairo to El Jem via Cairo, Tripoli, Tunis, and Gare Kairouan in around 46h 4m.
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sfax–Thyna International Airport via Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sfax–Thyna International Airport via Tunis, Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–290
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–320
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tunis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–420
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tunis via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–490
- Website
- buraq.aero
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tunis via Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Phone
- +216 71 34 55 11
- brc@sncft.com.tn
- Website
- sncft.com.tn
Train from Tunis Ville to El Jem
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- sncft.com.tn
Train from Sousse to El Jem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- sncft.com.tn
Train from Sfax to El Jem
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- sncft.com.tn
- Phone
- +218 92-0170555
- Website
- nahj.ly
Bus from Cairo to Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nahj.ly
- Phone
- +218 92-1228870
- info@al-mada.ly
- Website
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Tripoli to Sousse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Abasya Bus Stn to Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29–100
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Tripoli to Sfax
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
- Website
- soretrak.com.tn
Bus from Tunis to Gare Kairouan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- soretrak.com.tn
Bus from Gare Kairouan to El Jem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- soretrak.com.tn
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