There are 3 ways to get from Sicily to Cairo by plane, car ferry, or bus
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Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CTA - CAI
7h 49m$167–367Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tuniscarferry
- Take the bus from Avenue Mohamed V to Tripolibus
- Take the bus from Tripoli to Abasya Bus Stnbus
3d 6h$98–213Fly from Palermo Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane PMO - CAI
9h 6m$216–389
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Cairo is to car ferry and bus which costs $95 - $220 and takes 3 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Cairo is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $160 - $370.
The distance between Sicily and Cairo is 1742 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Cairo without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 3 days 6h and costs $95 - $220.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Sicily to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 9:54 PM in Sicily and 10:54 PM in Cairo.
There are 7975+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Cairo, Egypt?
ITA Airways, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Phone
- +218 92-1228870
- info@al-mada.ly
- Website
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Avenue Mohamed V to Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Tripoli to Abasya Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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