There are 4 ways to get from Santa Monica to Cairo by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)LAX - CAI
21h 52m$393–705Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Hurghada Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Hurghada Airport (HRG)LAX - HRG
- Take the bus from Al Sakkala to Al Qolali
26h 35m$308–863Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)SAN - CAI
25h 13m$687–1,044Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Borg El Arab, bus, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Borg El Arab (HBE)LAX - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairo
31h 1m
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to Cairo is to fly which costs $390 - $750 and takes 21h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to Cairo is to fly which takes 21h 52m and costs $390 - $750.
The distance between Santa Monica and Cairo is 12272 km.
It takes approximately 21h 52m to get from Santa Monica to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 10h ahead of Santa Monica. It is currently 1:18 AM in Santa Monica and 11:18 AM in Cairo.
There are 7706+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Cairo, Egypt?
Austrian Airlines, Egyptair, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 5 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hurghada Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hurghada Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hurghada Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Montreal, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hurghada Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hurghada Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Cairo International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hurghada Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hurghada Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hurghada Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–38
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 0225753555
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Alexandria to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $17–35
- Talgo
- $26–40
- VIP Special Express
- $26–35
- Spanish Express
- $21–26
- 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
- Phone
- +20 1119666635
- Website
- highjet-eg.com
Bus from Al Sakkala to Al Qolali
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Schedules at
- highjet-eg.com
- Book at
- highjet-eg.com
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