There are 5 ways to get from Los Angeles to Cairo by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane LAX - CAI
17h 32m$400–815Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cairo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane BUR - CAI
25h 35m$399–1,411Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane SAN - CAI
22h 58m$731–1,166Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Borg El Arab, bus, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane LAX - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
29h 34mBus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane SBA - CAI
25h 45m$510–1,600
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Cairo is to fly which costs $400 - $850 and takes 17h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Cairo is to fly which takes 17h 32m and costs $400 - $850.
The distance between Los Angeles and Cairo is 12270 km.
It takes approximately 17h 32m to get from Los Angeles to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 9h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 11:05 PM in Los Angeles and 8:05 AM in Cairo.
There are 7709+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Cairo, Egypt?
Egyptair, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cairo International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Borg El Arab via Zurich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Denver, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Cairo International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Cairo International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Borg El Arab via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Borg El Arab via Zurich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1661
- 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
- 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
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
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