There are 4 ways to get from Ella to Cairo by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train
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Drive to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
best- Drive from Ella to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)CMB - CAI
14h 35m$250–493Taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
cheapest- Take the taxi from Ella to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)WRZ - CAI
15h 53m$240–696Taxi to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the taxi from Ella to Batticaloa Airport (BTC)
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)BTC - CAI
16h 37m$272–735Drive to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus, train
- Drive from Ella to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Borg El Arab (HBE)CMB - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairo
19h 38m
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ella to Cairo is to drive and fly which costs $250 - $500 and takes 14h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ella to Cairo is to drive and fly which takes 14h 35m and costs $250 - $500.
The distance between Ella and Cairo is 5894 km.
It takes approximately 14h 35m to get from Ella to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 3h 30m behind Ella. It is currently 1:10 PM in Ella and 9:40 AM in Cairo.
There are 7731+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Ella, Uva, Sri Lanka and Cairo, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Ella to Cairo. However, you can drive to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) 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 the taxi to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) 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.
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- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–300
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Borg El Arab via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Borg El Arab via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Borg El Arab via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Borg El Arab via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Borg El Arab via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Phone
- 0225753555
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Alexandria to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $17–35
- Talgo
- $26–40
- VIP Special Express
- $26–35
- Spanish Express
- $21–26
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Estimated price
- $35–85
Ella Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 77 078 9383
- Website
- ellabudgettaxi.com
Ceylon Ella Taxi
- Phone
- +94761 300 309
- Website
- ceylonellataxi.lk
Ella Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 77 078 9383
- Website
- ellabudgettaxi.com
Ceylon Ella Taxi
- Phone
- +94761 300 309
- Website
- ceylonellataxi.lk
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