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
9h 4m$278–716Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane STN - CAI
11h 43m$205–551Train 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 23m$253–523Train 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 31m$264–497Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MAN - CAI
11h 58m$380–682
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 $260 - $500 and takes 11h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Cairo is to train and fly which takes 9h 4m and costs $270 - $750.
The distance between Reading and Cairo is 3641 km.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Reading to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Reading. It is currently 11:54 AM in Reading and 1:54 PM in Cairo.
There are 7822+ 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 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairo International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairo International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–460
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–470
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–470
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–470
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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