How to get fromIstanbul Airport (IST) to Cairoby plane, bus, or train

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There are 2 ways to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Cairo by plane, bus, or train

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Fly to Cairo International Airport
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1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane IST - CAI
3h 32m
$138–251
Fly to Borg El Arab, bus, train
1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane IST - HBE
2. Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
3. Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
8h 4m
$153–391

Istanbul (IST) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights

58Weekly Planes

2h 49mAverage Duration

$136Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Cairo.

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Distance: 1,289.7 km
Duration: 3h 32m

What companies run services between Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey and Cairo, Egypt?

Turkish Airlines, Egyptair, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) every 4 hours.

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Cairo(opens in a new window), Egypt(opens in a new window)

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the city-state Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is the 12th-largest in the world by population with a population of over 22.1 million. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

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