There are 3 ways to get from Nairobi to Cairo by bus, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Nairobi, fly
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane NBO - CAI
9h 6m$233–553Drive 4,481.5 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Cairocar 4,481.5 km
2d 17h$517–746Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane WIL - CAI
12h 32m$606–968
Nairobi (NBO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Cairo is to bus and fly which costs $230 - $600 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Cairo is to bus and fly which takes 9h 6m and costs $230 - $600.
The distance between Nairobi and Cairo is 3615 km. The road distance is 4481.5 km.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Nairobi to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 4:17 AM in Nairobi and 3:17 AM in Cairo.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Cairo is 4482 km. It takes approximately 2 days 17h to drive from Nairobi to Cairo.
There are 7951+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Cairo, Egypt?
FlexFlight ApS, Ethiopian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cairo International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cairo International Airport via Kisumu, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cairo International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cairo International Airport via Mombasa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cairo International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cairo International Airport via Mombasa, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zanzibar, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cairo International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cairo International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cairo International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
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