There are 3 ways to get from Heraklion to Cairo by plane, shuttle, or bus
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Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane HER - CAI
7h 4m$133–323Private transfer to Chania International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Heraklion to Chania - Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CHQ - CAI
9h 7m$287–524Bus to Sitia Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Sitiabus
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane JSH - CAI
10h 33m$248–424
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Heraklion to Cairo is to fly which costs $130 - $330 and takes 7h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Heraklion to Cairo is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $130 - $330.
The distance between Heraklion and Cairo is 851 km.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Heraklion to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 1h ahead of Heraklion. It is currently 9:44 PM in Heraklion and 10:44 PM in Cairo.
There are 7829+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Heraklion, Greece and Cairo, Egypt?
Aegean Airlines, Egyptair, and Sky Express fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sitia Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Heraklion to Chania - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- $140–210
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- $230–250
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- $250–280
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Bus from Heraklion Central Station to Sitia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
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