There are 4 ways to get from Helsinki to Cairo by plane, ferry, or train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane HEL - CAI
10h 40m$216–318Fly Helsinki Airport to Alexandria, train
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Alexandria (ALY)plane HEL - ALY
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
13h 45m$156–692Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane TLL - CAI
12h 48m$232–438Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Alexandria, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Alexandria (ALY)plane TLL - ALY
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
16h 43m$302–472
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Cairo is to fly which costs $210 - $320 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Cairo is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $210 - $320.
The distance between Helsinki and Cairo is 3446 km.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Helsinki to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h ahead of Helsinki. It is currently 7:33 PM in Helsinki and 8:33 PM in Cairo.
There are 7840+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Cairo, Egypt?
Aegean Airlines, Egyptair, and six other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cairo International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cairo International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cairo International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cairo International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Alexandria via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Alexandria via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- 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
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
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- $22–35
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- $22–35
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