There are 2 ways to get from Gavdos to Cairo by car ferry, shuttle, or plane
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Car ferry, Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly
best- Take the car ferry from Gavdos to Palaiochora
- Take a shuttle bus from Palaióchora to Chania Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)CHQ - CAI
12h 58mCar ferry, Private transfer to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly
- Take the car ferry from Gavdos to Sfakia
- Take a shuttle bus from Chora Sfakion to Irakleion Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)HER - CAI
11h 58m
Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Gavdos and Cairo is 1093 km.
It takes approximately 12h 58m to get from Gavdos to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Gavdos. It is currently 9:31 PM in Gavdos and 11:31 PM in Cairo.
There are 7640+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Gavdos, Greece and Cairo, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Gavdos to Cairo. However, you can take the car ferry to Palaiochora, walk to Palaióchora, take the shuttle to Chania Airport, walk to Chania International Airport (CHQ) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport Bridge, 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 car ferry to Sfakia, walk to Chora Sfakion, take the shuttle to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport Bridge, 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
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cairo International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Phone
- +30 697 32 04 923
- info@crete-taxi-service.com
- Website
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Palaióchora to Chania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
Shuttle from Chora Sfakion to Irakleion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- crete-taxi-service.com
- Phone
- +30 28210 95511
- booking@anendyk.gr
- Website
- anendyk.gr
Car ferry from Gavdos to Palaiochora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://anendyk.gr/
Car ferry from Gavdos to Sfakia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://anendyk.gr/
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