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How to get fromCalais to Cairoby train, plane, car or car train

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There are 8 ways to get from Calais to Cairo by train, plane, car, or car train

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  1. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)planeBRU - CAI
    10h 48m
    $193–452

  2. Drive 5,053.2 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Cairocar5,053.2 km
    2d 2h
    $905–1,308

  3. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)planeCDG - CAI
    10h 28m
    $229–476

  4. Train, train to Paris Orly Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain
    3. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)planeORY - CAI
    11h 51m
    $260–553

  5. Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
    3. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)planeLHR - CAI
    12h 12m
    $271–1,000

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)planeAMS - CAI
    12h 46m
    $313–631

  7. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    5. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)planeDUS - CAI
    13h 45m
    $263–730

  8. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Calais to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Cairocar
    2d 1h
    $879–2,400

Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights

Calendar40Weekly Planes
Duration7h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket$128Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Calais, France and Cairo, Egypt?

There is no direct connection from Calais to Cairo. However, you can take the train to Lille Flandres, walk to Gare Rue De Tournai, take the bus to Lille Europe, walk to Lille Europe, take the train to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, walk to Brussels Airport (BRU) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport, take the line 111 bus to Cairo International Fair, walk to Cairo Fair, then take the line 3 train to Bab el Shaaria. Alternatively, you can drive from Calais to Cairo in around 2d 2h.

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