There are 2 ways to get from Cairo to Palermo by plane or train
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Fly to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CAI - PMO
8h 42m€165–338Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane CAI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
10h 41m€172–329
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Palermo is to fly which costs €160 - €340 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Palermo is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs €160 - €340.
The distance between Cairo and Palermo is 1969 km.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Cairo to Palermo, including transfers.
There are 5924+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Palermo, Italy?
Egyptair, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–410
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–280
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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