There are 3 ways to get from Palermo to Egypt by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane PMO - CAI
9h 1m$196–398Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CTA - CAI
12h 17m$180–321Fly Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane PMO - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
8h 33m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Egypt is to train and fly which costs $180 - $330 and takes 12h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Egypt is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $190 - $400.
The distance between Palermo and Egypt is 1961 km.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Palermo to Egypt, including transfers.
Egypt is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 10:36 AM in Palermo and 11:36 AM in Egypt.
There are 7709+ hotels available in Egypt.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Egypt?
ITA Airways, Egyptair, 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
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- 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
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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