There are 6 ways to get from Cairo to Grahamstown by plane, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to Port Elizabeth, bus
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane CAI - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstownbus
20h 14mR 7,876–27,517Fly to East London, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to East London (ELS)plane CAI - ELS
- Take the bus from East London to Grahamstownbus
20h 8mR 7,046–22,697Drive 9,173.8 km
- Drive from Cairo to Grahamstowncar 9,173.8 km
5d 10hR 21,683–31,319Fly to George Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to George Airport (GRJ)plane CAI - GRJ
- Take the bus from George Railway Stn to Grahamstownbus
25h 30mR 7,581–23,747Fly to Bram Fischer International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)plane CAI - BFN
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Grahamstownbus
24h 45mR 7,491–24,677Drive, car train
- Drive from Cairo to Germistoncar
- Take the car train from Germiston to Queenstowncartrain
- Drive from Queenstown to Grahamstowncar
5d 17hR 20,182–29,240
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Grahamstown is to fly and bus which costs R 7 500 - R 28 000 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Grahamstown is to fly and bus which takes 20h 8m and costs R 7 000 - R 23 000.
The distance between Cairo and Grahamstown is 7320 km. The road distance is 9173.8 km.
It takes approximately 20h 14m to get from Cairo to Grahamstown, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairo to Grahamstown is 9174 km. It takes approximately 5 days 10h to drive from Cairo to Grahamstown.
There are 21+ hotels available in Grahamstown.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Grahamstown, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Cairo to Grahamstown. However, you can take the train to Cairo Fair, walk to Cairo International Fair, take the line 111 bus to Cairo Airport Bridge, walk to Cairo International Airport (CAI) airport, fly to Port Elizabeth (PLZ), take the taxi to Port Elizabeth, then take the bus to Grahamstown. Alternatively, you can drive from Cairo to Grahamstown in around 5d 10h.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to George Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Cairo International Airport to East London via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to East London via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to George Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to George Airport via Addis Ababa, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to George Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to George Airport via Addis Ababa, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–29,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- MLPS.Info@prasa.com
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Germiston to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 300–480
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Tourist (Sleeper)
- R 480
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 300
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–430
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Bloemfontein to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 390–550
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from East London to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from George Railway Stn to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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