How to get fromIstanbul to Cairoby train or plane

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There are 2 ways to get from Istanbul to Cairo by train or plane

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Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly
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1. Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
2. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane SAW - CAI
6h 29m
$99–264
Fly from Istanbul
1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane IST - CAI
6h 29m
$134–254

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights

33Weekly Planes

2h 37mAverage Duration

$68Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,282.2 km
Duration: 6h 29m

What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Cairo, Egypt?

Turkish Airlines, Egyptair, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) every 4 hours.

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Cairo(opens in a new window), Egypt(opens in a new window)

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the city-state Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is the 12th-largest in the world by population with a population of over 22.1 million. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

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