There are 7 ways to get from Cairo to Mthatha by plane, car, or bus
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Fly to Mthatha Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Mthatha Airport (UTT)plane CAI - UTT
16h 29mR 8,091–28,117Fly to King Shaka International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane CAI - DUR
- Take the bus from Durban Airport to Port Shepstonebus
- Take the bus from Umzikhulu to Mthathabus
23h 36mR 4,936–7,937Drive 9,027.6 km
- Drive from Cairo to Mthathacar 9,027.6 km
5d 10hR 20,623–29,788Fly to East London, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to East London (ELS)plane CAI - ELS
- Take the bus from East London Windmill to Idutywabus
- Take the bus from Idutywa to Mthathabus
21h 38mR 6,766–22,027Fly to Margate, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Margate (MGH)plane CAI - MGH
- Take the bus from Umzikhulu to Mthathabus
21h 41mR 9,606–31,787Fly 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 Mthathabus
24h 58mR 7,616–23,847Fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane CAI - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Mthathabus
24h 56mR 7,436–23,707
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Mthatha Airport (UTT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Mthatha is to fly and bus which costs R 4 900 - R 8 000 and takes 23h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Mthatha is to fly which takes 16h 29m and costs R 8 000 - R 29 000.
The distance between Cairo and Mthatha is 6910 km. The road distance is 9027.6 km.
It takes approximately 16h 29m to get from Cairo to Mthatha, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairo to Mthatha is 9028 km. It takes approximately 5 days 10h to drive from Cairo to Mthatha.
There are 61+ hotels available in Mthatha.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Mthatha, South Africa?
Egyptair, Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Mthatha Airport (UTT) twice daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–33,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Kigali, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Kigali, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Margate via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–31,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–18,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Bram Fischer International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
- 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 7,500–25,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to East London via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from East London Windmill to Idutywa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 240–330
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Idutywa to Mthatha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Umzikhulu to Mthatha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 490–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Bloemfontein to Mthatha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–700
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Mthatha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 390–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 39 312 1406
- enquiriesr@margatecoach.co.za
- Website
- margatecoach.co.za
Bus from Durban Airport to Port Shepstone
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 240–280
- Schedules at
- margatecoach.co.za
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