There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Cairo by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MEL - CAI
23h 36m$501–1,021Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MEB - CAI
31h 52m$426–1,206Fly Melbourne Airport to Borg El Arab, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane MEL - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
29h 48mFly Melbourne Airport to El Alamein International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to El Alamein International Airport (DBB)plane MEL - DBB
- Take the train from El Dabaa to Cairotrain
34h 55m$440–1,180
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cairo is to fly which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 23h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cairo is to fly which takes 23h 36m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Melbourne and Cairo is 13990 km.
It takes approximately 23h 36m to get from Melbourne to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 8h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:52 AM in Melbourne and 8:52 PM in Cairo.
There are 2459+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cairo, Egypt?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Borg El Arab via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Perth, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Borg El Arab via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Perth, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Alamein International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Alamein International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Alamein International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- 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
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
- 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
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