There are 6 ways to get from Cairo to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cairo International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CAI - MEL
27h 20m$779–2,029Train 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
27h 37m$623–1,608Fly Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane CAI - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
26h 38m$965–2,619Fly Cairo International Airport to Bendigo Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Bendigo Airport (BXG)plane CAI - BXG
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
31h 55m$828–2,236Fly 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 41m$780–2,075Train, bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Cairo to Alexandriatrain
- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airportbus
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HBE - MEL
26h 35m
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $600 - $1,700 and takes 27h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Melbourne is to fly and train which takes 26h 38m and costs $950 - $2,700.
The distance between Cairo and Melbourne is 13998 km.
It takes approximately 27h 20m to get from Cairo to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 7h ahead of Cairo. It is currently 1:10 AM in Cairo and 8:10 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5339+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Egyptair, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Muscat, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bendigo Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Borg El Arab to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Borg El Arab to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Muscat, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Borg El Arab to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Borg El Arab to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Albury via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
- Phone
- 1661
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Cairo to El Dabaa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $40–80
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
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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