There are 2 ways to get from Palermo to Cairo by plane or train
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Fly from Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane PMO - CAI
8h 46m$197–400Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CTA - CAI
11h 32m$200–375
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Cairo is to fly which costs $190 - $400 and takes 8h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Cairo is to fly which takes 8h 46m and costs $190 - $400.
The distance between Palermo and Cairo is 1961 km.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Palermo to Cairo, including transfers.
There are 2459+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Cairo, Egypt?
Aegean Airlines, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–480
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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