There are 4 ways to get from Lyon to Cairo by plane or train
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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane LYS - CAI
8h 8m$230–430Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MXP - CAI
12h 43m$147–400Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GVA - CAI
9h 43m$216–449Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MRS - CAI
9h 23m$215–596
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Cairo is to train and fly which costs $140 - $400 and takes 12h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cairo is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $230 - $430.
The distance between Lyon and Cairo is 2915 km.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Lyon to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 8:36 AM in Lyon and 10:36 AM in Cairo.
There are 7840+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Cairo, Egypt?
Transavia France, Tunisair, and Aegean Airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–380
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–380
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Trenord
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