Why go
- Capital and largest city of Egypt.
- Served by Capital International Airport (CCE).
History
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 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 one of the largest in the world by population with over 22 million people. Areas of what would become Cairo were inhabited from pre-dynastic and early-dynastic ancient Egypt c. 6000 years ago, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are today within the city.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 45 airlines, 81 direct destinations
- Egyptair MS (737-800, A320, Embraer 170, A321, 330, A330-300…) · 71 routes: Abha, Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Accra, Addis Ababa, Alexandria, Algier, Amman, Amsterdam, Asmara, Aswan, Asyut, Athens, Baghdad, Bahrain, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Beirut, Benghazi, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Casablanca, Copenhagen, Dammam, Dar Es Salaam, Doha, Dubai, Entebbe, Erbil, Frankfurt, Gassim, Geneva, Guangzhou, Hurghada, Istanbul, Jakarta, Jeddah, Johannesburg … +31 more
- Marysya Airlines M4 (Dash 8-400) · 7 routes: Alexandria, Aswan, Asyut, Hurghada, Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh, Sohag
- AlMasria Universal Airlines UJ (A320) · 5 routes: Abha, Gassim, Tabuk, Taif, Yenbo
- Nile Air NP (A320) · 5 routes: Gassim, Jeddah, Tabuk, Taif, Yenbo
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (A320, 777-200, A321, A330-300, 747-400, 74E) · 5 routes: Abha, Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah, Riyadh
- Yemenia IY (A320, 330, 310) · 5 routes: Aden, Mukalla, Paris, Sanaa, Taiz
- Express One International EO (A320) · 4 routes: Gassim, Tabuk, Taif, Yenbo
- Libyan Arab Airlines LN (A320) · 3 routes: Benghazi, MRA, Tripoli
- Afriqiyah Airways 8U (A320, A330-200) · 2 routes: Benghazi, Tripoli
- Air China CA (330, 777-300) · 2 routes: Beijing*, Guangzhou*
- Alitalia AZ (A319, 32S) · 2 routes: Milano, Rome
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (737-800, 737-700, Embraer 170) · 2 routes: Addis Ababa, Larnaca*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A321, 737-800, A320) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich*
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Riyadh
- Sudan Airways SD (A320, AB6) · 2 routes: Khartoum, Port Sudan
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A330-300, A340-300, 737-800) · 2 routes: Geneva*, Zurich
- Turkish Airlines TK (A320, A319, A321, 737-800, 737-900) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Juba*
- Aegean Airlines A3 (737-800) · 1 route: Athens
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320) · 1 route: Moscow
- Air Algerie AH (736) · 1 route: Algier
- Air Arabia G9 (A320) · 1 route: Sharjah
- Air France AF (A330-200, A340-300) · 1 route: Paris
- Air India Limited AI (737-800) · 1 route: Mumbai*
- Air Sinai 4D (Embraer 170) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Austrian Airlines OS (A319, 737-800, Embraer 170) · 1 route: Vienna*
- British Airways BA (767) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (A320) · 1 route: Brussels*
- Emirates EK (777-200, 777-300) · 1 route: Dubai
- Etihad Airways EY (A320) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Gulf Air Bahrain GF (A320, A321) · 1 route: Bahrain
- Jazeera Airways J9 (A320) · 1 route: Kuwait
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (777) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Kuwait Airways KU (A320, 340, 777, AB6) · 1 route: Kuwait
- Malaysia Airlines MH (777-300) · 1 route: Bangkok*
- Middle East Airlines ME (A320, A321) · 1 route: Beirut
- Oman Air WY (737-800) · 1 route: Muscat
- Qatar Airways QR (A320, A330-300, 777-200LR, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Falcon RL (737) · 1 route: Amman
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A319, Embraer 195, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Amman
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (737-800) · 1 route: Copenhagen*
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A330-300) · 1 route: Dubai
- South African Airways SA (330) · 1 route: Johannesburg*
- Thai Airways International TG (777-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Tunisair TU (A320) · 1 route: Tunis
- United Airlines UA (777-300) · 1 route: New York*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Capital International Airport (CCE); 6 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: CAI has direct flights to 81 destinations on 45 airlines (incl. Gassim, Abha, Amman, Bangkok, Benghazi…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Club ferry terminal, 6.2 km); routes include معدية المعادي – معدية منيل شيحا.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Cairo. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.