There are 5 ways to get from Horn Island to Cairo by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly Horn Island Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Horn Island Airport (HID) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)HID - CAI
28h 5m$626–1,607Ferry, ferry to Northern Peninsula Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Horn Island to Thursday Island
- Take the ferry from Thursday Island to Seisia
- Fly from Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)ABM - CAI
33h 48m$603–1,730Fly Horn Island Airport to Borg El Arab, bus, train
- Fly from Horn Island Airport (HID) to Borg El Arab (HBE)HID - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairo
32h 14mFly Horn Island Airport to El Alamein International Airport, train
- Fly from Horn Island Airport (HID) to El Alamein International Airport (DBB)HID - DBB
- Take the train from El Dabaa to Cairo
38h 6m$1,006–3,189Fly Horn Island Airport to Assiut Airport, train
- Fly from Horn Island Airport (HID) to Assiut Airport (ATZ)HID - ATZ
- Take the train from Asyūţ to Cairo
32h 4m$838–2,024
Horn Island Airport (HID) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Horn Island to Cairo is to fly which costs $600 - $1,700 and takes 28h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Horn Island to Cairo is to fly which takes 28h 5m and costs $600 - $1,700.
The distance between Horn Island and Cairo is 12632 km.
It takes approximately 28h 5m to get from Horn Island to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 8h behind Horn Island. It is currently 8:21 PM in Horn Island and 12:21 PM in Cairo.
There are 7706+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Horn Island, QLD, Australia and Cairo, Egypt?
Qantas, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Horn Island Airport (HID) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Borg El Arab via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Assiut Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 46m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Cairo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Borg El Arab via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Northern Peninsula Airport to Cairo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Cairo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Borg El Arab via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Northern Peninsula Airport to Cairo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Borg El Arab via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Horn Island Airport to El Alamein International Airport via Cairns, Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Horn Island Airport to El Alamein International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Cairo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Northern Peninsula Airport to Cairo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Cairo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Northern Peninsula Airport to Cairo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- 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
Train from El Dabaa to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $30–60
Train from Asyūţ to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $30–60
- 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
- Phone
- 07 4069 1586
- Website
- rebeltours.com.au
Ferry from Horn Island to Thursday Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Schedules at
- rebeltours.com.au
- Adult
- $23
- Child
- $11
- Phone
- 07 40691551
- info@peddellsferry.com.au
- Website
- peddellsferry.com.au
Ferry from Thursday Island to Seisia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–46
- Schedules at
- peddellsferry.com.au
- Book at
- app.respax.com
- Adult
- $46
- Concession
- $23
- Child
- $23
- Infant
- $0
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