There are 4 ways to get from Switzerland to Cairo by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ZRH - CAI
7h 23m$197–319Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MXP - CAI
8h 22m$94–310Fly from Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GVA - CAI
7h 33m$184–345Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane BGY - CAI
9h 5m$120–301
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Cairo is to train and fly which costs $90 - $310 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Cairo is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs $190 - $320.
The distance between Switzerland and Cairo is 2783 km.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Switzerland to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h ahead of Switzerland. It is currently 9:12 PM in Switzerland and 10:12 PM in Cairo.
There are 7575+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Cairo, Egypt?
Swiss, Egyptair, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–360
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–26
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
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