There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Cairo by subway, plane, 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.
Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
best- 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 29m$354–660Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane DCA - CAI
19h 57m$670–2,161Train 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 39m$462–1,290Train 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 14m$396–802
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) 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 - $700 and takes 14h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Cairo is to subway and fly which takes 14h 29m and costs $350 - $700.
The distance between Washington and Cairo is 9451 km.
It takes approximately 14h 29m to get from Washington to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 12:20 AM in Washington and 6:20 AM in Cairo.
There are 2459+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cairo, Egypt?
Delta, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- 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
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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