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 6m$246–449Bus 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
10h 17m$195–429
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 $190 - $430 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Cairo is to fly which takes 9h 6m and costs $240 - $450.
The distance between Palermo and Cairo is 1961 km.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Palermo to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 3:19 AM in Palermo and 4:19 AM in Cairo.
There are 8113+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Cairo, Egypt?
ITA Airways, Turkish Airlines, 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
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–470
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- 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
- $130–550
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Catania Fontanarossa Airport Departure Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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