{"id":15191,"date":"2024-03-18T00:37:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T04:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelseason.com\/?p=15191"},"modified":"2024-03-28T17:52:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T21:52:43","slug":"best-airlines-to-cairo-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelseason.com\/airlines\/best-airlines-to-cairo-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Airlines To Fly Into Cairo, Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cairo is the ever bustling capital city of Egypt that attracts loads of tourists from all over the world to experience the ancient history. <\/p>

The city welcomes 15 million travelers a year, many to see one of the Seven Wonders of the World. However, there are also plenty of business travelers in and out of the Egyptian capital marking a rise in their aviation offering.<\/p>

The city is mainly served by its flag carrier Egypt Air, and even though no major US carriers travel there, other airlines certain offer plenty of routes.<\/p>

If you are planning a trip to Cairo or just laying over, we will break down the best airlines to fly.<\/p>

Airports Near Cairo<\/h2>

Cairo is primary served by one major international airport, also marked as one of Africas busiest. The airport serves as the primary hub for Egyptair and Nile Air as well as several other airlines.<\/p>

Airport<\/th>Taxi To Center<\/th>Est Taxi Price<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Cairo International Airport (CAI)<\/td>30 minutes<\/td>$3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

The airport is located about 22km from the city center and usually takes between 30 – 50 minutes in either a private taxi or public transportation. Note Cairo is notorious for some of the most traffic in the world so if make sure to take this into account after arrival.<\/p>

The taxi prices are also very affordable by western standards but be diligent as there will be many that will try to charge you an unfair price. The best way to avoid this is to find the official taxi stand or prebook transportation in advance.<\/p>

The airport itself is very accommodating to arriving or transiting passengers so you will have plenty of service options while you wait.<\/p>

Airlines Flying To Cairo<\/h2>

If you are departing from the US, there is really only one option to fly direct and that is Egypt Air. <\/p>

Egypt Air is the flag carrier of the country and operates 1 daily flight from New York JFK directly to Cairo. If you are not based in New York there are still plenty of options with 1 stop on in either Europe or a Middle Eastern country prior to arrival in Cairo. <\/p>

While its not great to only have 1 city from the US servicing flights this does open up options on some of the best airlines with some of the best seats<\/a> in the world.<\/p>

We will help you break down these airlines to find the best options to fly into Cairo in each cabin.<\/p>

Airfare to Cairo<\/h2>

First off, ticket prices to Cairo don’t come cheap but can vary a lot depending on the season. You can expect to pay between $750 – $900 roundtrip in economy during the off season with peak pricing going well over $1,000 roundtrip. We like using Skyscanner to find the best deal<\/a> and their compare page makes it easy.<\/p>

Here is a breakdown of average round trip prices by month.<\/p>