There are 5 ways to get from Philadelphia to Cairo by train, plane, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane EWR - CAI
14h 33m$445–1,268Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane JFK - CAI
15h 34m$397–1,167Fly from Philadelphia International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane PHL - CAI
17h 34m$455–1,606Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane IAD - CAI
16h 42m$427–1,741Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane DCA - CAI
21h 59m$687–1,942
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Cairo is to train and fly which costs $390 - $1,200 and takes 15h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Cairo is to train and fly which takes 14h 33m and costs $440 - $1,300.
The distance between Philadelphia and Cairo is 9197 km.
It takes approximately 14h 33m to get from Philadelphia to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 12:27 PM in Philadelphia and 7:27 PM in Cairo.
There are 7840+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Cairo, Egypt?
American Airlines, Vueling Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Halifax, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cairo International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
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