There are 3 ways to get from Budapest to Cairo by plane or train
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane BUD - CAI
6h 47m$154–374Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Alexandria, train
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Alexandria (ALY)plane BUD - ALY
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
12h 7m$104–398Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane VIE - CAI
9h 26m$187–396
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Cairo is to fly which costs $150 - $380 and takes 6h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Cairo is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs $150 - $380.
The distance between Budapest and Cairo is 2232 km.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Budapest to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Budapest. It is currently 4:27 PM in Budapest and 6:27 PM in Cairo.
There are 7840+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Cairo, Egypt?
Egyptair, Aegean Airlines, and AJet fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) twice daily.
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Alexandria via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 1661
- [email protected]
- 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
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