There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Cairo Airport (CAI) by plane, train, bus, or taxi
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 Bandaranaike International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CMB - CAI
9h 11m$327–782Train to Koggala, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Station to Habaraduwatrain
- Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane KCT - CAI
17h 53m$221–659Bus, taxi to Weerawila International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiyabus
- Take the taxi from Embilipitiya to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)taxi
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane WRZ - CAI
21h 57m$242–677Train to Batticaloa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Fort Station to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane BTC - CAI
19h$235–662
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Cairo Airport (CAI) is to train and fly which costs $220 - $700 and takes 17h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Cairo Airport (CAI) is to fly which takes 9h 11m and costs $320 - $800.
The distance between Colombo and Cairo Airport (CAI) is 5686 km.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Colombo to Cairo Airport (CAI), including transfers.
Cairo Airport (CAI) is 2h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 5:30 PM in Colombo and 3:00 PM in Cairo Airport (CAI).
There are 7895+ hotels available in Cairo Airport (CAI).
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Cairo Airport (CAI), Egypt?
Qatar Airways, Flydubai, and six other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) hourly.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Koggala to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Koggala to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Koggala to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Koggala to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–900
Flights from Koggala to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–2,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Fort Station to Habaraduwa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $3–5
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $7–9
- 3rd Class
- $5
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $6
Train from Fort Station to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- $4–6
- 3rd Class Fare
- $4–6
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- $7–10
- Phone
- +94 011-2587372
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntc.gov.lk
Bus from Colombo Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal to Embilipitiya
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ntc.gov.lk/times/
- Standard
- $1–2
- Semi Lux
- $2–3
- Super Lux
- $3–5
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $20–25
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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