There are 4 ways to get from Lucerne to Cairo by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ZRH - CAI
8h 11m$200–322Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MXP - CAI
10h 45m$149–404Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane BSL - CAI
11h 11m$190–397Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GVA - CAI
10h 41m$285–624
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lucerne to Cairo is to train and fly which costs $200 - $330 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Lucerne to Cairo is to train and fly which takes 8h 11m and costs $200 - $330.
The distance between Lucerne and Cairo is 2835 km.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Lucerne to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h ahead of Lucerne. It is currently 12:34 PM in Lucerne and 1:34 PM in Cairo.
There are 7834+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Cairo, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Lucerne to Cairo. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport Bridge, take the line 111 bus to Cairo International Fair, walk to Cairo Fair, then take the train to Bab el Shaaria. Alternatively, you can take the train to Lugano, take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport Bridge, take the line 111 bus to Cairo International Fair, walk to Cairo Fair, then take the train to Bab el Shaaria.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–410
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Luzern to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
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