There are 5 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 7m$474–964Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MEB - CAI
27h 54m$396–1,206Fly 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
30h 3mFly 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
33h 15m$423–1,273Fly Melbourne Airport to King Hussein International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to King Hussein International Airport (AQJ)plane MEL - AQJ
- Take the bus from Aqaba to Cairobus
32h 34m$434–1,297
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 $470 - $1,000 and takes 23h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cairo is to fly which takes 23h 7m and costs $470 - $1,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Cairo is 13990 km.
It takes approximately 23h 7m to get from Melbourne to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:36 PM in Melbourne and 3:36 AM in Cairo.
There are 7488+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cairo, Egypt?
Emirates, Etihad, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Borg El Arab via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Perth, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Hussein International Airport via Doha, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Hussein International Airport via Dubai, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Hussein International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Hussein International Airport via Adelaide, Doha, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Borg El Arab via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Perth, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Borg El Arab via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Alamein International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Hussein International Airport via Dubai, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Hussein International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Hussein International Airport via Doha, Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Hussein International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Alamein International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cairo International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Hussein International Airport via Dubai, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Hussein International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Alamein International Airport via Doha, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Phone
- 0225753555
- 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
- Phone
- +962 6 566 4141
- info@jett.com.jo
- Website
- jett.com.jo
Bus from Aqaba to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–44
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $22–35
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