There are 3 ways to get from Nairobi to Cairo by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Nairobi, fly
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)NBO - CAI
9h 7m$213–553Drive 4,481.5 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Cairo4,481.5 km
2d 17h$517–746Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)WIL - CAI
13h 28m$214–648
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 $210 - $600 and takes 9h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Cairo is to bus and fly which takes 9h 7m and costs $210 - $600.
The distance between Nairobi and Cairo is 3615 km. The road distance is 4481.5 km.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Nairobi to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 5:45 PM in Nairobi and 4:45 PM 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 7583+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Cairo, Egypt?
FlexFlight ApS, Ethiopian Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cairo International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cairo International Airport via Mombasa, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zanzibar, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cairo International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cairo International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cairo International Airport via Mombasa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cairo International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cairo International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- 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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