There are 2 ways to get from Ghent to Cairo by train or plane
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Train to Brussels Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane BRU - CAI
8h 56m$181–482Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CGN - CAI
11h 25m$230–540
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ghent to Cairo is to train and fly which costs $180 - $490 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Ghent to Cairo is to train and fly which takes 8h 56m and costs $180 - $490.
The distance between Ghent and Cairo is 3308 km.
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Ghent to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h ahead of Ghent. It is currently 8:23 AM in Ghent and 9:23 AM in Cairo.
There are 7709+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Cairo, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Ghent to Cairo. However, you can take the train to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, walk to Brussels Airport (BRU) 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 train to Bab el Shaaria. Alternatively, you can take the train to Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to Koeln Hbf, take the train to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, walk to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) 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 train to Bab el Shaaria.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–430
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–500
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $18–21
- 1st Class
- $24–28
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $12–19
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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