There are 4 ways to get from Timbuktu to Cairo by car, plane, bus, or train
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Drive 4,911.6 km
best- Drive from Timbuktu to Cairocar 4,911.6 km
3d 3h$562–811Drive, fly to Borg El Arab, bus, train
cheapest- Drive from Timbuktu to Timbuktu Airport (TOM)car
- Fly from Timbuktu Airport (TOM) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane TOM - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
5d 5h$355–1,369Drive, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Drive from Timbuktu to Timbuktu Airport (TOM)car
- Fly from Timbuktu Airport (TOM) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane TOM - CAI
19h 9m$395–1,335Drive, fly to Hurghada Airport, bus
- Drive from Timbuktu to Timbuktu Airport (TOM)car
- Fly from Timbuktu Airport (TOM) to Hurghada Airport (HRG)plane TOM - HRG
- Take the bus from Al Sakkala to Al Qolalibus
28h 35m$451–1,444
Timbuktu Airport (TOM) to Borg El Arab (HBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Timbuktu to Cairo is to drive which costs $550 - $850 and takes 3 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Timbuktu to Cairo is to drive and fly which takes 19h 9m and costs $390 - $1,400.
The distance between Timbuktu and Cairo is 4912 km. The road distance is 4911.6 km.
It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive 4911.6 km from Timbuktu to Cairo.
Cairo is 3h ahead of Timbuktu. It is currently 8:44 AM in Timbuktu and 11:44 AM in Cairo.
Yes, the driving distance between Timbuktu to Cairo is 4912 km. It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive from Timbuktu to Cairo.
There are 7992+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Timbuktu, Tombouctou Region, Mali and Cairo, Egypt?
You can drive from Timbuktu to Cairo in around 3d 3h.
Flights from Timbuktu Airport to Borg El Arab via Bamako, Niamey, Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 18h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Timbuktu Airport to Borg El Arab via Bamako, Ouagadougou, Niamey, Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 18h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- 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
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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