There are 4 ways to get from Philadelphia to Cairo by train, plane, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)EWR - CAI
14h 37m$382–1,071Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)JFK - CAI
15h 43m$338–1,167Fly from Philadelphia International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)PHL - CAI
17h 42m$415–860Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)IAD - CAI
16h 45m$405–1,347
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Cairo is to train and fly which costs $380 - $1,100 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Cairo is to train and fly which takes 14h 37m and costs $380 - $1,100.
The distance between Philadelphia and Cairo is 9204 km.
It takes approximately 14h 37m to get from Philadelphia to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 7:18 PM in Philadelphia and 2:18 AM in Cairo.
There are 7740+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Cairo, Egypt?
American Airlines, Iberia, and three other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 5 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
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