There are 6 ways to get from Colchester to Cairo by train, plane, car, car train, bus, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)LHR - CAI
9h 33m$223–682Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)LTN - CAI
11h 25m$142–459Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Colchester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cairo
2d 4hBus to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)STN - CAI
10h 45m$193–418Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)LCY - CAI
10h 48m$323–1,496Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Colchester to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cairo
2d 5h$976–1,502
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Cairo is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $420 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Cairo is to train and fly which takes 9h 33m and costs $220 - $700.
The distance between Colchester and Cairo is 3679 km.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Colchester to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Colchester. It is currently 5:29 PM in Colchester and 7:29 PM in Cairo.
There are 7745+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Cairo, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Colchester to Cairo. However, you can take the train to Stratford (London), take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 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 take a vehicle from Colchester to Cairo via Folkestone and Calais-Fréthun in around 2d 4h.
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- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–420
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from London City Airport to Cairo International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from London City Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from London City Airport to Cairo International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Luton Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Luton Airport to Cairo International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Luton Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Luton Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–490
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Luton Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from London City Airport to Cairo International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Luton Airport to Cairo International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from London City Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Luton Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–490
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Luton Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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