There are 6 ways to get from France to Cairo by plane or train
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Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane NCE - CAI
8h 57m$194–374Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GVA - CAI
9h 36m$165–406Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CDG - CAI
8h 10m$185–405Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane BRU - CAI
8h 43m$182–447Fly from Paris Orly Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ORY - CAI
8h 28m$203–493Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ZRH - CAI
9h 58m$208–563
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Cairo is to train and fly which costs $180 - $450 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from France to Cairo is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs $180 - $410.
The distance between France and Cairo is 2646 km.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from France to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h ahead of France. It is currently 11:05 AM in France and 12:05 PM in Cairo.
There are 8121+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between France and Cairo, Egypt?
Aegean Airlines, Egyptair, and six other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–350
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–390
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–450
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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