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1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane IST - CAI
5h 30m
$126–329
Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly
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
5h 39m

Istanbul (IST) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights

61Weekly Planes

2h 48mAverage Duration

$122Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Istanbul to New Cairo.

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Distance: 1,325.2 km
Duration: 5h 30m

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

Egyptair, Turkish Airlines, and Aegean Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) every 3 hours.

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

New Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة الجديدة el-Qāhera el-Gedīda) is a satellite city within the metropolitan area of Cairo, Egypt. Administratively, it is part of the Eastern Area of Cairo, administered by the New Urban Communities Authority. The city was established in the year 2000 by merging three 'new' towns (The First, Third and Fifth Settlements, translit. Al-Tagammu' al-awwal, al-thalith, al-khames, Arabic:التجمع الأول والثالث والخامس), originally on an area of about 67,000 acres which had grown to 85,000 acres by 2016.

Things to do in New Cairo

Mosque of Ibn Tulun(Opens in a new window)

The Mosque of Ibn Tulun (Arabic: Masjid Ibn Ṭūlūn) is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is arguably the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area.

Cairo Citadel(Opens in a new window)

The Saladin Citadel of Cairo (Arabic: قلعة صلاح الدين Qalaʿat Salāḥ ad-Dīn) is a medieval Islamic fortification in Cairo, Egypt. The location, on Mokattam hill near the center of Cairo, was once famous for its fresh breeze and grand views of the city. It is now a preserved historic site, with mosques and museums. In 1976, it was proclaimed by UNESCO as a part of the World Heritage Site Historic Cairo (Islamic Cairo) which was "the new centre of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century."

Al-Azhar Park(Opens in a new window)

Al-Azhar Park is a public park located in Cairo, Egypt.

Tahrir Square(Opens in a new window)

Tahrir Square, also known as "Martyr Square", is a major public town square in Downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations in Cairo, most notably those that led to the 2011 Egyptian revolution and the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

Places to stay in New Cairo

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8.0Good

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8.0Good

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8.3Very Good

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