There are 5 ways to get from United Arab Emirates to Cairo by plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dubai International Airport to Cairo International Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane DXB - CAI
7h 29m$153–284Fly Dubai International Airport to Alexandria, train
cheapest- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Alexandria (ALY)plane DXB - ALY
- Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain
11h 14m$103–288Fly Abu Dhabi to Cairo International Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane AUH - CAI
7h 44m$133–193Fly Sharjah International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Fly from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane SHJ - CAI
8h$137–399Water Taxi to Ras Al Khaimah International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the ferry from Corniche Stn 1 to Hilton Garden Innferry
- Fly from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane RKT - CAI
9h 3m$166–438
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from United Arab Emirates to Cairo is to fly which costs $130 - $200 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from United Arab Emirates to Cairo is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs $150 - $290.
The distance between United Arab Emirates and Cairo is 2458 km.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from United Arab Emirates to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h behind United Arab Emirates. It is currently 2:42 AM in United Arab Emirates and 12:42 AM in Cairo.
There are 7501+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between United Arab Emirates and Cairo, Egypt?
Egyptair, Emirates, and six other airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) hourly.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–280
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Alexandria via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–430
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–190
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Alexandria via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Alexandria via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–280
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–340
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–260
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Alexandria via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–450
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–490
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Alexandria via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- 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
- 800 1 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- rakta.gov.ae
Ferry from Corniche Stn 1 to Hilton Garden Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- rakta.gov.ae
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