There are 5 ways to get from Reading to Cairo by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane LHR - CAI
8h 59m$222–694Train to Manchester Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MAN - CAI
12h$193–682Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane LGW - CAI
11h 48m$218–539Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane STN - CAI
12h 8m$212–585Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane BHX - CAI
11h 30m$197–500
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Cairo is to train and fly which costs $190 - $500 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Cairo is to train and fly which takes 8h 59m and costs $220 - $700.
The distance between Reading and Cairo is 3641 km.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Reading to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Reading. It is currently 12:37 AM in Reading and 2:37 AM in Cairo.
There are 7443+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Cairo, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Reading to Cairo. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport Bridge, take the line 111 bus to Cairo International Fair, walk to Cairo Fair, then take the train to Bab el Shaaria. Alternatively, you can take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport Bridge, take the line 111 bus to Cairo International Fair, walk to Cairo Fair, then take the train to Bab el Shaaria.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairo International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairo International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–480
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $28–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $35–55
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- $15–25
- Peak
- $21–30
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–370
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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