There are 3 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro 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 Santos Dumont Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane SDU - CAI
20h 37m$975–1,249Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Alexandria, train
cheapest- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Alexandria (ALY)plane SDU - ALY
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
28h 52m$500–1,656Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GIG - CAI
20h 49m$653–1,303
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Cairo is to fly which costs $650 - $1,300 and takes 20h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Cairo is to fly which takes 20h 37m and costs $950 - $1,300.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Cairo is 9928 km.
It takes approximately 20h 37m to get from Rio de Janeiro to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 6h ahead of Rio de Janeiro. It is currently 12:51 AM in Rio de Janeiro and 6:51 AM in Cairo.
There are 7775+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Cairo, Egypt?
LATAM Chile, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sao Paulo, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Alexandria via Sao Paulo, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- 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
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