32 same-day destinations

Extreme Day Trips from Cairo International Airport

Out before 08:00, home after 21:00, and up to four hours each way. These are the real morning-out, evening-back routes from Cairo International Airport, worked out from our live flight schedules to help plan your extreme day trip.

32
Destinations
23
Countries

Times shown are the earliest morning outbound and the latest evening return we can see in the schedules. Hours on the ground are approximate. Always double-check the exact times when you book, and leave room for delays on the way home.

Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh

SSH

Egypt

0h 57m
each way
00:15
Out from Cairo International
~24.4h
On the ground
02:30
Back at Cairo International
Out Air Cairo SM1040Back SM1805Daily
Things to do in Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt

Hurghada

HRG

Egypt

0h 58m
each way
00:00
Out from Cairo International
~24.9h
On the ground
02:50
Back at Cairo International
Out Air Cairo SM1040Back SM175Daily
Things to do in Hurghada
Jordan

Amman

AMM

Jordan

1h 3m
each way
03:05
Out from Cairo International
~20.9h
On the ground
02:05
Back at Cairo International
Out Royal Jordanian RJ508Back MS740Daily
Things to do in Amman
Cyprus

Larnarca

LCA

Cyprus

1h 10m
each way
07:10
Out from Cairo International
~14h
On the ground
23:30
Back at Cairo International
Out Egyptair MS743Back LH8292Runs Sun
Things to do in Larnarca
Greece
AthensATH

Greece

1h 48m
each way
02:00
Out from Cairo International
~19.3h
On the ground
00:55
Back at Cairo International
Out Aegean Airlines A3931Back A3930Daily
Things to do in AthensAthens airport guide
Saudi Arabia
JeddahJED

Saudi Arabia

1h 56m
each way
00:01
Out from Cairo International
~23h
On the ground
02:50
Back at Cairo International
Out Alexandria Airlines DQ303Back SV383Daily
Things to do in JeddahJeddah airport guide
Turkey

Istanbul

SAW

Turkey

1h 56m
each way
00:55
Out from Cairo International
~16.9h
On the ground
21:40
Back at Cairo International
Out AJet VF248Back VF247Daily
Things to do in Istanbul
Turkey

Istanbul

IST

Turkey

1h 59m
each way
00:05
Out from Cairo International
~22.7h
On the ground
02:45
Back at Cairo International
Out Turkish Airlines TK6246Back MS543Daily
Things to do in Istanbul
Kuwait

Kuwait City

KWI

Kuwait

2h 23m
each way
00:40
Out from Cairo International
~20.2h
On the ground
01:40
Back at Cairo International
Out Kuwait Airways KU544Back J9735Daily
Things to do in Kuwait City
Saudi Arabia
RiyadhRUH

Saudi Arabia

2h 24m
each way
00:00
Out from Cairo International
~21.5h
On the ground
02:20
Back at Cairo International
Out Nesma Airlines NE166Back NP454Daily
Things to do in RiyadhRiyadh airport guide
Germany

Hahn

HHN

Germany

2h 30m
each way
00:00
Out from Cairo International
~21.8h
On the ground
02:50
Back at Cairo International
Out Egyptair Cargo MS5060Back MS5061Runs Mon, Sun
Things to do in Hahn
Romania

Bucharest

OTP

Romania

2h 30m
each way
01:30
Out from Cairo International
~19h
On the ground
01:30
Back at Cairo International
Out Tarom RO102Back RO101Runs Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
Things to do in Bucharest
Belgium

Ostend

OST

Belgium

2h 30m
each way
03:00
Out from Cairo International
~18.3h
On the ground
02:15
Back at Cairo International
Out Egyptair MS5528Back MS521Runs Mon, Thu, Sun
Things to do in Ostend
Unknown

Misrata

MRA

Unknown

2h 30m
each way
05:30
Out from Cairo International
~10.5h
On the ground
21:00
Back at Cairo International
Out Egyptair MS5554Back NB471Runs Tue, Fri, Sat
Things to do in Misrata
Russian Federation

Moscow

DME

Russian Federation

2h 30m
each way
05:55
Out from Cairo International
~10.9h
On the ground
21:50
Back at Cairo International
Out Egyptair MS729Back MS1730Runs Mon, Tue, Sun
Things to do in Moscow
Germany

Cologne

CGN

Germany

2h 30m
each way
06:30
Out from Cairo International
~10.3h
On the ground
21:45
Back at Cairo International
Out Air Cairo SM603Back SM602Runs Tue, Sat, Sun
Things to do in Cologne
Bahrain

Manama

BAH

Bahrain

2h 46m
each way
02:20
Out from Cairo International
~18.6h
On the ground
02:30
Back at Cairo International
Out Gulf Air GF80Back GF79Daily
Things to do in Manama
Qatar

Doha

DOH

Qatar

2h 55m
each way
00:15
Out from Cairo International
~16.2h
On the ground
22:15
Back at Cairo International
Out Qatar Airways QR1310Back QR1309Daily
Things to do in Doha
Tunisia

Tunis

TUN

Tunisia

2h 58m
each way
01:15
Out from Cairo International
~17.9h
On the ground
01:05
Back at Cairo International
Out Tunisair TU814Back TU813Daily
Things to do in Tunis
Italy
RomeFCO

Italy

3h 2m
each way
02:05
Out from Cairo International
~16.7h
On the ground
00:50
Back at Cairo International
Out ITA Airways AZ895Back AZ894Daily

Fiumicino Airport is 30 mins from Termini station via Leonardo Express (€14).

Things to do in RomeRome airport guide
Austria
ViennaVIE

Austria

3h 17m
each way
01:10
Out from Cairo International
~16.9h
On the ground
00:40
Back at Cairo International
Out Austrian Airlines OS74Back OS73Runs Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun
Things to do in ViennaVienna airport guide
UAE
Abu DhabiAUH

UAE

3h 18m
each way
00:00
Out from Cairo International
~20.2h
On the ground
02:50
Back at Cairo International
Out Etihad Airways EY718Back EY711Daily
Things to do in Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi airport guide
UAE
DubaiDXB

UAE

3h 21m
each way
00:20
Out from Cairo International
~15.8h
On the ground
22:50
Back at Cairo International
Out Emirates EK926Back EK925Daily

Metro Red line runs to downtown (AED 8.50, 45 mins). Avoid visiting in summer!

Things to do in DubaiDubai airport guide
Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

ADD

Ethiopia

3h 25m
each way
00:20
Out from Cairo International
~16.9h
On the ground
00:05
Back at Cairo International
Out Ethiopian Airlines ET453Back ET452Daily
Things to do in Addis Ababa
Italy

Bergamo

BGY

Italy

3h 30m
each way
06:30
Out from Cairo International
~12.7h
On the ground
02:10
Back at Cairo International
Out Air Arabia E5542Back NP224Runs Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
Things to do in Bergamo
Poland

Warsaw

WAW

Poland

3h 33m
each way
01:10
Out from Cairo International
~17.7h
On the ground
01:55
Back at Cairo International
Out LOT LO148Back LO149Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Things to do in Warsaw
Germany
MunichMUC

Germany

3h 35m
each way
01:55
Out from Cairo International
~15.7h
On the ground
00:45
Back at Cairo International
Out Lufthansa LH587Back LH586Runs Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Things to do in MunichMunich airport guide
Italy
MilanMXP

Italy

3h 35m
each way
02:15
Out from Cairo International
~16.3h
On the ground
01:40
Back at Cairo International
Out Turkish Cargo TK6430Back MS716Daily
Things to do in MilanMilan airport guide
Oman

Muscat

MCT

Oman

3h 45m
each way
00:25
Out from Cairo International
~16.5h
On the ground
00:25
Back at Cairo International
Out Oman Air WY408Back WY407Runs Wed, Thu
Things to do in Muscat
Switzerland
GenevaGVA

Switzerland

3h 49m
each way
07:40
Out from Cairo International
~8.8h
On the ground
00:04
Back at Cairo International
Out Egyptair MS771Back SM3003Runs Tue, Sun
Things to do in GenevaGeneva airport guide
Spain
BarcelonaBCN

Spain

3h 55m
each way
05:30
Out from Cairo International
~7.8h
On the ground
21:10
Back at Cairo International
Out Nile Air NP6131Back VY1594Runs Mon, Fri, Sat

El Prat is 30 mins from La Rambla via Aerobus (€7.75). Book Sagrada Familia tickets in advance!

Things to do in BarcelonaBarcelona airport guide
Germany
FrankfurtFRA

Germany

3h 56m
each way
00:05
Out from Cairo International
~17.1h
On the ground
01:05
Back at Cairo International
Out Helvetic Airways DE4104Back LH584Daily
Things to do in FrankfurtFrankfurt airport guide

How we work these out

We scan the real departure and arrival schedules at Cairo International Airport, then match an early morning outbound (before 08:00) with a late evening return (landing back after 21:00, including red-eye arrivals). We only keep destinations within about four hours' flying each way, so every trip on this list is a genuine there-and-back-in-a-day adventure. The list refreshes as schedules change through the seasons.