There are 3 ways to get from Heathrow to Cairo by plane, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)LHR - CAI
5h 53m$188–551Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Heathrow to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cairo
2d 4hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Heathrow to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cairo
2d 5h$971–1,494
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow to Cairo is to fly which costs $180 - $550 and takes 5h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow to Cairo is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs $180 - $550.
The distance between Heathrow and Cairo is 3560 km.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Heathrow to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Heathrow. It is currently 5:30 AM in Heathrow and 7:30 AM in Cairo.
There are 7740+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Heathrow, England and Cairo, Egypt?
British Airways, Egyptair, and Aegean Airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–420
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- 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
- +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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