There are 6 ways to get from Cairo to Melbourne by plane or train
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Fly Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane CAI - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
26h 53m$913–2,613Train to El Alamein International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cairo to El Dabaatrain
- Fly from El Alamein International Airport (DBB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DBB - MEL
28h 31m$586–1,709Fly Cairo International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CAI - MEL
23h 10m$829–1,429Train to Alexandria, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Cairo to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Alexandria (ALY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ALY - MEL
28h 50m$630–1,875Fly Cairo International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Essendon Fields Airport (MEB)plane CAI - MEB
35h 22m$657–1,807Fly Cairo International Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Albury (ABX)plane CAI - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
29h 16m$738–2,275
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Avalon Airport (AVV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Melbourne is to fly which costs $800 - $1,500 and takes 23h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Melbourne is to fly which takes 23h 10m and costs $800 - $1,500.
The distance between Cairo and Melbourne is 14029 km.
It takes approximately 26h 53m to get from Cairo to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of Cairo. It is currently 1:22 AM in Cairo and 9:22 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5353+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Egyptair, Garuda Indonesia, and three other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Muscat, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Alexandria to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Alexandria to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Alexandria to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Alexandria to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Delhi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Alexandria to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Alexandria to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Alexandria to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- 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
- $1–45
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $24–45
Train from Cairo to El Dabaa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–85
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $40–85
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $35–50
- First
- $55–65
- Sleeper
- $150–170
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