There are 6 ways to get from Wellington 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 Wellington to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane WLG - CAI
28h 23m$407–1,108Fly Wellington to Alexandria, train
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Alexandria (ALY)plane WLG - ALY
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
33h 28m$707–1,942Fly Wellington to El Alamein International Airport, train
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to El Alamein International Airport (DBB)plane WLG - DBB
- Take the train from El Dabaa to Cairotrain
40h 15m$710–2,167Bus to Palmerston, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane PMR - CAI
33h 25m$564–2,036Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane WAG - CAI
35h 56m$725–2,150Train to Auckland, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane AKL - CAI
38h 33m$840–1,367
Wellington (WLG) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Cairo is to fly which costs $400 - $1,200 and takes 28h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Cairo is to fly which takes 28h 23m and costs $400 - $1,200.
The distance between Wellington and Cairo is 16550 km.
It takes approximately 28h 23m to get from Wellington to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 10h behind Wellington. It is currently 12:55 PM in Wellington and 2:55 AM in Cairo.
There are 7832+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Cairo, Egypt?
Air New Zealand, Qatar Airways, and five other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Wellington to Cairo International Airport via Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Wellington to Cairo International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Palmerston to Cairo International Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Palmerston to Cairo International Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,200
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Cairo International Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Cairo International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Wellington to Cairo International Airport via Sydney, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Wellington to Cairo International Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Wellington to El Alamein International Airport via Sydney, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Wellington to El Alamein International Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Palmerston to Cairo International Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Cairo International Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Cairo International Airport via Sydney, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Alexandria via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Wellington to Alexandria via Sydney, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Palmerston to Cairo International Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 17m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Wellington to Cairo International Airport via Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Wellington to Cairo International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Palmerston to Cairo International Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Wellington to El Alamein International Airport via Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Wellington to Cairo International Airport via Sydney, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Palmerston to Cairo International Airport via Christchurch, Singapore Changi, Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,200
- 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
- +64 4495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- InterCity
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