There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Cairo by plane, subway, or train
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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane DCA - CAI
19h 2m$702–2,129Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane IAD - CAI
14h 24m$354–610Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane EWR - CAI
16h 34m$462–1,390Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane JFK - CAI
17h 9m$388–791
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Cairo is to subway and fly which costs $350 - $650 and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Cairo is to subway and fly which takes 14h 24m and costs $350 - $650.
The distance between Washington and Cairo is 9386 km.
It takes approximately 19h 2m to get from Washington to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 11:38 AM in Washington and 5:38 PM in Cairo.
There are 7709+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cairo, Egypt?
JetBlue Airways, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) twice daily.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $29–290
- Business Class
- $90–350
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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