27 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.

Destinations

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.

Sharm el-Sheikh

SSH

Egypt

0h 57m

each way

04:00

Out from Cairo International

~20.6h

On the ground

02:30

Back at Cairo International

Out Air Cairo SM2Back SM1805Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Sharm el-Sheikh

Hurghada

HRG

Egypt

0h 58m

each way

00:00

Out from Cairo International

~23.9h

On the ground

01:50

Back at Cairo International

Out Air Cairo SM1040Back SM1046Daily

Things to do in Hurghada

Amman

AMM

Jordan

1h 3m

each way

03:40

Out from Cairo International

~19.3h

On the ground

01:05

Back at Cairo International

Out Royal Jordanian RJ508Back RJ507Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Amman

AthensATH

Greece

1h 48m

each way

02:00

Out from Cairo International

~19.2h

On the ground

00:50

Back at Cairo International

Out Aegean Airlines A3931Back A3930Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Athens Athens airport guide

JeddahJED

Saudi Arabia

1h 56m

each way

00:01

Out from Cairo International

~22.5h

On the ground

02:25

Back at Cairo International

Out Alexandria Airlines DQ303Back SM460Daily

Things to do in Jeddah Jeddah airport guide

Istanbul

SAW

Turkey

1h 56m

each way

00:55

Out from Cairo International

~16.7h

On the ground

21:30

Back at Cairo International

Out AJet VF248Back VF247Daily

Things to do in Istanbul

Istanbul

IST

Turkey

1h 59m

each way

00:05

Out from Cairo International

~22.3h

On the ground

02:20

Back at Cairo International

Out Turkish Airlines TK6246Back TK692Daily

Things to do in Istanbul

Kuwait City

KWI

Kuwait

2h 23m

each way

01:45

Out from Cairo International

~18h

On the ground

00:30

Back at Cairo International

Out Kuwait Airways KU544Back KU543Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Kuwait City

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 Riyadh Riyadh airport guide

Hahn

HHN

Germany

2h 30m

each way

00:00

Out from Cairo International

~18.6h

On the ground

23:35

Back at Cairo International

Out Egyptair Cargo MS5060Back MS5061Runs Sun

Things to do in Hahn

Bucharest

OTP

Romania

2h 30m

each way

02:30

Out from Cairo International

~18h

On the ground

01:30

Back at Cairo International

Out Tarom RO102Back RO101Runs Wed, Fri, Sun

Things to do in Bucharest

Ostend

OST

Belgium

2h 30m

each way

07:30

Out from Cairo International

~8.8h

On the ground

21:15

Back at Cairo International

Out Egyptair MS520Back MS5529Runs Mon

Things to do in Ostend

Manama

BAH

Bahrain

2h 46m

each way

03:30

Out from Cairo International

~17.5h

On the ground

02:30

Back at Cairo International

Out Gulf Air GF80Back GF79Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Manama

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

Tunis

TUN

Tunisia

2h 58m

each way

02:05

Out from Cairo International

~17.1h

On the ground

01:05

Back at Cairo International

Out Tunisair TU814Back TU813Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Tunis

RomeFCO

Italy

3h 2m

each way

02:45

Out from Cairo International

~15.4h

On the ground

00:15

Back at Cairo International

Out ITA Airways AZ895Back AZ894Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun

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

Things to do in Rome Rome airport guide

ViennaVIE

Austria

3h 17m

each way

01:40

Out from Cairo International

~16.4h

On the ground

00:40

Back at Cairo International

Out Austrian Airlines OS74Back OS73Runs Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Vienna Vienna airport guide

Abu DhabiAUH

UAE

3h 18m

each way

00:00

Out from Cairo International

~18.2h

On the ground

00:45

Back at Cairo International

Out Etihad Airways EY718Back 3L424Daily

Things to do in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi airport guide

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 Dubai Dubai airport guide

Addis Ababa

ADD

Ethiopia

3h 25m

each way

01:20

Out from Cairo International

~15.9h

On the ground

00:05

Back at Cairo International

Out Ethiopian Airlines ET453Back ET452Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Addis Ababa

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

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, Fri, Sat

Things to do in Warsaw

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, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Munich Munich airport guide

MilanMXP

Italy

3h 35m

each way

02:15

Out from Cairo International

~16h

On the ground

01:25

Back at Cairo International

Out Turkish Cargo TK6430Back MS716Runs Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Milan Milan airport guide

Muscat

MCT

Oman

3h 45m

each way

00:25

Out from Cairo International

~16.4h

On the ground

00:20

Back at Cairo International

Out Oman Air WY408Back WY407Runs Wed, Thu

Things to do in Muscat

BarcelonaBCN

Spain

3h 55m

each way

06:30

Out from Cairo International

~6.8h

On the ground

21:10

Back at Cairo International

Out Nesma Airlines NE8001Back 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 Barcelona Barcelona airport guide

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 Frankfurt Frankfurt 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.