There are 2 ways to get from Palermo to Cairo by plane or bus
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Fly from Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane PMO - CAI
9h 12m$186–428Bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminalbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CTA - CAI
11h 28m$184–335
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Cairo is to bus and fly which costs $180 - $340 and takes 11h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Cairo is to fly which takes 9h 12m and costs $180 - $430.
The distance between Palermo and Cairo is 1961 km.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Palermo to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 11:38 AM in Palermo and 12:38 PM in Cairo.
There are 7488+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Cairo, Egypt?
ITA Airways, Egyptair, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–310
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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