Flights from Istanbul Airport IST to Cairo Airport CAI

We've found the cheapest flights to Cairo

Returns from £146.33

One-way from £76.21

If it is your first time travelling to Cairo International then check out the airliners RwandAir, LOT, Singapore Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, AirSERBIA, Turkish Airlines and EgyptAir. These airliners all offer direct flights that depart from Istanbul Airport, so you will find flying to Cairo International is quite easy. The official airport code for Istanbul Airport is IST and for Cairo International it is CAI.

Depending on the day of the week and the time of day you book, flight prices can vary dramatically. If you know the dates you wish to travel then book you flights as soon as you can. The earlier you book your lights the cheaper they will be. You can get saving of up to 50% of you book 2 or 3 months in advance! We recommend our viewers to pay and reserve the seats in advance. This ensures you get the best seats on the plane at the cheapest prices.

Please see below the airlines that fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Cairo International (CAI) and the amount of daily flights in operation.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
EgyptAir787787600:3023:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Turkish Airlines777787600:3023:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines222222214:0021:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Ethiopian Airlines222222214:0021:20VIEW FLIGHTS
AirSERBIA222222200:3020:45VIEW FLIGHTS
RwandAir111111118:1520:45VIEW FLIGHTS
LOT111111118:1520:45VIEW FLIGHTS

EgyptAir offer the highest number of flights for this route with departures times between 00:30 and 23:40.

If you wish to book your flight with EgyptAir then we advise you book direct from their website at egyptair.com.eg. The best discounts can only be obtained from their website.

The flight time for the selected route vary based on the month you will travel, but below we has summarised the most common times they will fly. We recommend you only take these times as guidance and check with appropriate airline for the exact times for the date you depart.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9290
AirSERBIAJU8267
Turkish AirlinesTK692
04:30
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK4646
06:50
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS746
Turkish AirlinesTK690
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9292
14:00
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS738
Singapore AirlinesSQ6038
Ethiopian AirlinesET1464
Turkish AirlinesTK4628
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9294
AirSERBIAJU8252
Turkish AirlinesTK694
LOTLO4651
RwandAirWB1327
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS736
Singapore AirlinesSQ6036
Ethiopian AirlinesET1466
Turkish AirlinesTK4626
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9366
23:40
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK686
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Tuesday
02:50
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9290
AirSERBIAJU8267
Turkish AirlinesTK692
06:50
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS746
Turkish AirlinesTK4646
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9292
Turkish AirlinesTK690
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS738
Singapore AirlinesSQ6038
Ethiopian AirlinesET1464
Turkish AirlinesTK4628
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS736
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9294
AirSERBIAJU8252
Turkish AirlinesTK694
LOTLO4651
RwandAirWB1327
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6036
Ethiopian AirlinesET1466
Turkish AirlinesTK4626
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK686
23:15
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS543
23:40
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9366
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Wednesday
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9290
AirSERBIAJU8267
02:50
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK692
04:30
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK4646
06:50
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS746
Turkish AirlinesTK690
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9292
14:25
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6038
Ethiopian AirlinesET1464
16:45
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS738
Turkish AirlinesTK4628
18:15
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK694
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS736
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9294
AirSERBIAJU8252
LOTLO4651
RwandAirWB1327
20:55
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6036
Ethiopian AirlinesET1466
Turkish AirlinesTK4626
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9366
Turkish AirlinesTK686
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Thursday
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK692
02:50
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9290
AirSERBIAJU8267
04:30
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS746
06:50
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9292
Turkish AirlinesTK4646
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK690
14:00
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS738
Singapore AirlinesSQ6038
Turkish AirlinesTK4628
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
Ethiopian AirlinesET1464
18:15
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9294
AirSERBIAJU8252
Turkish AirlinesTK694
LOTLO4651
RwandAirWB1327
18:35
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS736
Singapore AirlinesSQ6036
Ethiopian AirlinesET1466
Turkish AirlinesTK4626
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9366
Turkish AirlinesTK686
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Friday
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9290
AirSERBIAJU8267
Turkish AirlinesTK692
04:30
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS746
06:50
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK4646
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9292
Turkish AirlinesTK690
16:20
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS738
Singapore AirlinesSQ6038
Ethiopian AirlinesET1464
Turkish AirlinesTK4628
18:15
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9294
AirSERBIAJU8252
Turkish AirlinesTK694
LOTLO4651
RwandAirWB1327
18:55
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6036
Ethiopian AirlinesET1466
Turkish AirlinesTK4626
21:15
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS736
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9366
21:40
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK6468
22:45
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS543
23:40
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK686
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Saturday
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9290
AirSERBIAJU8267
02:50
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK692
04:30
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK4646
06:50
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS746
EgyptAirMS9292
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK690
13:35
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS738
15:55
AirlineFlight  No
Singapore AirlinesSQ6038
Ethiopian AirlinesET1464
Turkish AirlinesTK4628
18:15
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9294
AirSERBIAJU8252
LOTLO4651
RwandAirWB1327
19:50
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS736
Singapore AirlinesSQ6036
Ethiopian AirlinesET1466
Turkish AirlinesTK4626
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK694
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9366
Turkish AirlinesTK686
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Sunday
00:30
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK692
02:50
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9290
AirSERBIAJU8267
04:30
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS746
06:50
AirlineFlight  No
Turkish AirlinesTK4646
09:10
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9292
Turkish AirlinesTK690
17:20
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS738
Singapore AirlinesSQ6038
Ethiopian AirlinesET1464
Turkish AirlinesTK4628
20:45
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS9294
AirSERBIAJU8252
Turkish AirlinesTK694
LOTLO4651
RwandAirWB1327
21:20
AirlineFlight  No
EgyptAirMS736
Singapore AirlinesSQ6036
Ethiopian AirlinesET1466
Turkish AirlinesTK4626
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Flights to Cairo International are also available from airports close to Istanbul Airport. Below we have provided a short list of routes which you could consider is you feel that are suitable.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen to Cairo02 Hours 14 Minutes

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Flight Price FAQ - Istanbul (IST) to Cairo (CAI)

DIRECT AJet
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Istanbul IST to Cairo CAI?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Istanbul IST to Cairo CAI is £76.21 ($100 €91.06)
£76.21
$100 | €91.06
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DIRECT AJet
What is the cheapest direct return flight from Istanbul IST to Cairo CAI?
The cheapest direct return flight from Istanbul IST to Cairo CAI is £146.33 ($192 €174.84)
£146.33
$192 | €174.84
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Flight Info FAQ - Istanbul (IST) to Cairo (CAI)

Who flies from Istanbul to Cairo?
The following airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cairo (CAI): AirSERBIA, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, LOT, RwandAir, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines.
How far is the flight from Istanbul to Cairo?
The flight from Istanbul to Cairo is 1,263KM or 785 miles.
How long does the flight from Istanbul to Cairo to take?
The flight from Istanbul to Cairo takes 2 Hours 18 Minutes.

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