There are 4 ways to get from Zurich 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 from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ZRH - CAI
7h 23m$197–320Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane BSL - CAI
10h 23m$163–381Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MXP - CAI
11h$163–441Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GVA - CAI
10h 31m$300–581
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Cairo is to train and fly which costs $160 - $390 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Cairo is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs $190 - $320.
The distance between Zurich and Cairo is 2783 km.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Zurich to Cairo, including transfers.
Cairo is 2h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 11:18 AM in Zurich and 1:18 PM in Cairo.
There are 7821+ hotels available in Cairo.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Cairo, Egypt?
Swiss, Egyptair, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–260
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–380
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
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