There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Cairo by plane, car, or train
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane SYD - CAI
23h 50m$617–1,019Fly Sydney International Airport to El Alamein International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to El Alamein International Airport (DBB)plane SYD - DBB
- Take the train from El Dabaa to Cairotrain
32h 42m$420–1,278Drive to Orange Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Drive from Sydney to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane OAG - CAI
30h 16m$499–1,356Fly Sydney International Airport to Alexandria, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Alexandria (ALY)plane SYD - ALY
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
29h 35m$667–1,353Train to Newcastle Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Stationtrain
- Fly from Newcastle Airport (NTL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane NTL - CAI
32h 9m$432–1,216
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Cairo is to fly which costs $600 - $1,100 and takes 23h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Cairo is to fly which takes 23h 50m and costs $600 - $1,100.
The distance between Sydney and Cairo is 14442 km.
It takes approximately 23h 50m to get from Sydney to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 9h behind Sydney. It is currently 7:52 AM in Sydney and 10:52 PM in Cairo.
There are 7638+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Cairo, Egypt?
Emirates, Etihad, and three other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairo International Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Cairo International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to El Alamein International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairo International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Cairo International Airport via Perth, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairo International Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alexandria via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Cairo International Airport via Perth, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alexandria via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Cairo International Airport via Perth, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairo International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Newcastle Airport to Cairo International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Alexandria via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to El Alamein International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
- Phone
- 1661
- support@enr.gov.eg
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Alexandria to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–35
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $17–35
Train from El Dabaa to Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $30–60
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Transport NSW Regional
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