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How to get fromEl Jem to Cairoby train, plane, bus, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from El Jem to Cairo by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Tunis, fly to Cairo International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from El Jem to Tunis Villetrain train
    2. Fly from Tunis (TUN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane plane TUN - CAI
    10h 48m
    $177–857

  2. Train, bus via Sfax

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from El Jem to Sfaxtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Sfax to Tripolibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tripoli to Abasya Bus Stnbus bus
    2d 13h
    $54–142

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from El Jem to Soussetrain train
    2. Take the bus from Sousse to Tripolibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tripoli to Cairobus bus
    36h 22m
    $82–93

  4. Drive  2,595.1 km

    1. Drive from El Jem to Cairocar car 2,595.1 km
    26h 26m
    $178–257

  5. Train to Sfax–Thyna International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport

    1. Take the train from El Jem to Sfaxtrain train
    2. Fly from Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane plane SFA - CAI
    21h 29m
    $100–452

  6. Train to Sfax–Thyna International Airport, fly to Alexandria, train

    1. Take the train from El Jem to Sfaxtrain train
    2. Fly from Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) to Alexandria (ALY)plane plane SFA - ALY
    3. Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain train
    27h 34m
    $120–596

  7. Train to Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport

    1. Take the train from El Jem to Soussetrain train
    2. Fly from Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane plane MIR - CAI
    13h 24m
    $255–805

  8. Train, bus to Mitiga International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport

    1. Take the train from El Jem to Soussetrain train
    2. Take the bus from Sousse to Tripolibus bus
    3. Fly from Mitiga International Airport (MJI) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane plane MJI - CAI
    13h 12m
    $158–399

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from El Jem to Gare Kairouanbus bus 323
    2. Take the bus from Gare Kairouan to Tunis/Nfidabus bus 767 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Tunis to Tripolibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tripoli to Cairobus bus
    44h 43m

Tunis (TUN) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration4h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket$106Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,351 km
  • Duration: 10h 48m

What companies run services between El Jem, Tunisia and Cairo, Egypt?

You can take a bus from El Jem to Cairo via Gare Kairouan, Tunis, Tripoli, and Cairo in around 44h 43m.

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