There are 4 ways to get from Cairo to Istanbul by plane or train
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Fly Cairo International Airport to Istanbul Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane CAI - IST
6h 26m₺4,800–13,101Train to Alexandria, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cairo to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Alexandria (ALY) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ALY - SAW
9h 18m₺3,177–17,721Fly Cairo International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Metro
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane CAI - SAW
- Take the train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesitrain
6h 33m₺4,803–22,124Train to Alexandria, fly to Istanbul Airport
- Take the train from Cairo to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Alexandria (ALY) to Istanbul Airport (IST)plane ALY - IST
9h 21m₺7,674–26,698
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Istanbul Airport (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Istanbul is to fly and Metro which costs 4.800 ₺ - 23.000 ₺ and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Istanbul is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs 4.800 ₺ - 14.000 ₺.
The distance between Cairo and Istanbul is 1339 km.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Cairo to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Cairo. It is currently 2:18 PM in Cairo and 3:18 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4197+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Istanbul, Turkey?
Air Cairo, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Istanbul Airport (IST) every 3 hours.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–16,000
Flights from Alexandria to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–29,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–16,000
Flights from Alexandria to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–29,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Istanbul Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–14,000
Flights from Alexandria to Istanbul Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–11,000
Flights from Alexandria to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–16,000
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–11,000
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–12,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–15,000
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–15,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Alexandria to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–22,000
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Ayrılık Çeşmesi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺42
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
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- Phone
- 1661
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Cairo to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺45–1,600
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- ₺850–1,600
Train from Cairo to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺45–1,600
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- ₺850–1,600
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