There are 4 ways to get from Cairo to Lugano by plane or train
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Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CAI - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 20mCHF 116–198Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CAI - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 52mCHF 112–317Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane CAI - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
10h 53mCHF 147–351Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CAI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
9h 48mCHF 179–481
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 110 - SFr 200 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 9h 20m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 200.
The distance between Cairo and Lugano is 2730 km.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Cairo to Lugano, including transfers.
Lugano is 1h behind Cairo. It is currently 5:33 PM in Cairo and 4:33 PM in Lugano.
There are 6868+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Cairo to Lugano. 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 Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano. Alternatively, 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 Milan Linate Airport (LIN), walk to Linate Aeroporto, take the line 4 subway to Stazione Forlanini, walk to Milano Forlanini, take the train to Monza, then take the train to Lugano.
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–750
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–750
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–270
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–440
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–750
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–300
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–490
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–15
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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