How to get fromTimbuktu to Cairoby car, plane, bus, or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Timbuktu to Cairo by car, plane, bus, or train

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Drive 4,911.6 km
best
1. Drive from Timbuktu to Cairocar 4,911.6 km
3d 3h
$562–811
Drive, fly to Borg El Arab, bus, train
cheapest
1. Drive from Timbuktu to Timbuktu Airport (TOM)car
2. Fly from Timbuktu Airport (TOM) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane TOM - HBE
3. Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
4. Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
5d 5h
$365–1,369
Drive, fly to Cairo International Airport
1. Drive from Timbuktu to Timbuktu Airport (TOM)car
2. Fly from Timbuktu Airport (TOM) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane TOM - CAI
19h 9m
$415–1,335
Drive, fly to Hurghada Airport, bus
1. Drive from Timbuktu to Timbuktu Airport (TOM)car
2. Fly from Timbuktu Airport (TOM) to Hurghada Airport (HRG)plane TOM - HRG
3. Take the bus from Al Sakkala to Al Qolalibus
28h 35m
$461–1,444
Drive, fly to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport, bus
1. Drive from Timbuktu to Timbuktu Airport (TOM)car
2. Fly from Timbuktu Airport (TOM) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH)plane TOM - SSH
3. Take the bus from Gobus Nabq to Tahrirbus
28h 58m
$483–1,448

Timbuktu Airport (TOM) to Borg El Arab (HBE) flights

4Weekly Planes

4d 18hAverage Duration

$347Cheapest Price

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Distance: 4,911.6 km
Duration: 3d 3h

What companies run services between Timbuktu, Tombouctou Region, Mali and Cairo, Egypt?

You can drive from Timbuktu to Cairo in around 3d 3h.

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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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Fairmont Nile City(Opens in a new window)

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The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Sofitel Cairo Downtown Nile(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir Cairo(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

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