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Cheap Flights to Cairo

 
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Recent return flight deals to Cairo

Mon, Sep 22 - Wed, Oct 1
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 2:05JNB-CAI
10h 35m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
3:20 - 13:05CAI-JNB
10h 45m1 stop
R6 955Ethiopian Air
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Mon, Nov 10 - Tue, Nov 25
Egyptair Logo
21:45 - 6:10JNB-CAI
8h 25mdirect
Egyptair Logo
22:50 - 7:10CAI-JNB
8h 20mdirect
R7 024Egyptair
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Mon, Nov 10 - Tue, Nov 25
Egyptair Logo
21:45 - 6:10JNB-CAI
8h 25mdirect
Egyptair Logo
22:50 - 7:10CAI-JNB
8h 20mdirect
R7 146Egyptair
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Fri, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 25
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 2:05JNB-CAI
16h 45m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
3:20 - 13:05CAI-JNB
10h 45m1 stop
R7 441Ethiopian Air
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Fri, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 25
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 2:05JNB-CAI
16h 45m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
3:20 - 13:05CAI-JNB
10h 45m1 stop
R7 458Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Nov 23 - Sat, Nov 29
Egyptair Logo
21:45 - 6:10JNB-CAI
8h 25mdirect
Egyptair Logo
22:50 - 7:10CAI-JNB
8h 20mdirect
R7 493Egyptair
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Mon, Sep 22 - Tue, Sep 30
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 13:15JNB-CAI
26h 25m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
8:20 - 8:20CAI-JNB
25h 00m1 stop
R7 805Etihad Airways
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Tue, Sep 23 - Wed, Oct 1
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 13:15JNB-CAI
26h 25m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
14:40 - 8:20CAI-JNB
18h 40m1 stop
R8 152Etihad Airways
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Mon, Nov 10 - Tue, Nov 25
Qatar Airways Logo
13:45 - 23:05JNB-CAI
33h 20m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
13:05 - 8:40CAI-JNB
19h 35m1 stop
R8 898Qatar Airways
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Tue, Nov 11 - Tue, Nov 18
Qatar Airways Logo
9:25 - 23:05JNB-CAI
13h 40m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
13:05 - 8:40CAI-JNB
19h 35m1 stop
R8 950Qatar Airways
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When to book
5 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travellers who book at least 5 weeks in advance save around 19% compared to booking last minute.
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February
Cheapest • 13% price drop
December
Most popular
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Cheapest return fare
R6 955
Overall average: R8 603
Ethiopian Air
Mon 22/9Wed 1/10
JNB - CAI • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
R7 024
Typical prices: R7 215-10372
Egyptair
Mon 10/11Tue 25/11
JNB - CAI • Direct
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Cairo

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Cairo to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cairo?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Cairo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Cairo is February, where tickets cost R7 718 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R11 326 and R9 800 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is March with an average price of R10 303.

What is a good deal for flights to Cairo?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Cairo, 25% of our users found tickets to Cairo for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport R10 076 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Cairo?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Cairo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 19% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Cairo Plane Tickets

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flightR4 666
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (25% more expensive on average)
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cairo

When to book flights to Cairo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Cairo based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Cairo based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Cairo flights

  • How far is Cairo Airport from central Cairo?

    The distance between Cairo Airport and the city centre of Cairo is 19 km.

  • What is the name of Cairo’s airport?

    When flying to Cairo, you'll arrive at Cairo Airport (CAI). The airport is also known as Cairo, Cairo Airport, or Cairo Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Cairo?

    On average, a flight to Cairo costs R9 310. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R5 958 and departed from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Cairo?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Cairo is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R10 758. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where round-trip prices are R12 140 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Cairo?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Cairo.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Cairo?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cairo is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Cairo?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Cairo with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Cairo?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cairo up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Cairo?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Cairo is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost R477 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cairo is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R880.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cairo

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Cairo? 25% of our users found return tickets to Cairo for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo R14 370
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Cairo flight deals.

Prefer to fly direct to Cairo?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Cairo.
Find which airlines fly direct to Cairo Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Cairo

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +75 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +77 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +78 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +77 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +75 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +78 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +77 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

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Direct returns

Cairo to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +75 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +77 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +78 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +77 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +75 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +78 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aeroflot, +77 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Cairo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Cairo. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Cairo. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Cairo? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3339 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,2Entertainment
8,3Crew
8,0Comfort
7,9Food
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This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

8,0 ExcellentCarlton, Sept 2025CPT - DXB
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This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

Three meals on a single flight is disgusting. Even if I reject them all, sleeping is impossible and all that food (especially wasted food) is just antithetical to a pleasant flight experience. People were chucking multiple abandoned trays on the floor in front of my seat.

Hospitality is good. Should improve on buggage handling because l lost a suitcase. Layover in Dubai was too long , 6 hours

Fantastic service the managed to locate my checked bag on the plans as re-tagged it for my final destination.

One of the female staff from the cabin crew, forgot to ask us about what we want to drink and focused more on other specific people rather than treating everyone politely. I asked her about the drinks to which she said oh I forgot.

Very pleasant.The crews are very nice.Food were excellent.

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

Premium Economy was not up to my expectation relaxation wise. The chair doesn’t extend enough. It is not economy but not spacious enough to relax and sleep. Food and services were excellent but I am not very keen about food in general.

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Everything I was good except food quality is very poor

The flight overall was good. The attendants did a good job except that 1 female had too much fragrance on. The other things that made the flight unpleasant were out of the airlines control.

The check-in and crew staff were wonderful. The food was reasonable. The online side Qatar was very poor. Seats were very tight and not very comfortable for a 14 hour flight!

I was travelling 3.5 years after. Agree Economy is no business class but the food was mediocre. Ordered a Hindu meal, the salads were bitter . The food was really below quality and had no tast from what I had in the past. Indian Railways probably have a better quality food when compared. However the kids meal was really nice and really appreciate how they were taken care of. The restrooms were dirty .

Reason for travelling Tampa to Orlando is to fly Qatar Airline. we end up with American Airline. This was the miserable experience I ever had in my entire travel history. Flight attendants were rude. They hit my knee with the food cart and I was holding ice pack for 2 hours. I still have the pain after a week. WE boarded the flight twice because of the temperature inside the plan.

First keep the airline as you promise. Reason for travelling from Orlando to Tampa is to go with Qatar Airline. We end up with American Airline. As expected the service was horrible.

Indigo airlines is terrible. Staff is awful and so disorganized. They are so rude and unhelpful. I will never travel on Indigo airlines again!!!!!

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

Awful plane to Tashkent. Not even possible to sleep. In business class does not even recline fully

I had to stay in the airport 15 even with a hotel reservation..i was refused to inter to qatar cuz the hotel was outside the airport. They could have offered a solution. It was really exhausting for me and my family.

The American/Hollywood movies in the entertainment system lack english subtitles, they tend to have only arabic subtitles. Coupled with the low quality airplane earphones and cabin noise, it sometimes is difficult to follow the movie dialogues.

It was worst flight ever of 26h. Poor service and seating. Flight from Abu Dhabi to Islamabad service and seating was worst ever. No tv extra.

It was OK as the seat which we paid for doesn’t have any window. We paid $120 for 3 seats but it’s for nothing. Crew could not help. None of the ports worked so all our phones went dry

A380 First Class Apartments were phenomenal. Comfortable bed and matress cover, superior vegetarian five course meal, shower, small business lounge and plenty of exercise walking around the aircraft.

Etihad seems to have a very strict luggage enforcement. I am a very light passenger compared to other passengers which are mainly heavier. I do not understood why airlines enforce the weight restriction so strictly. I was overweight luggage of 1.5kg, but am probably 10+kg lighter than the average passenger. Other airlines are far more accommodating. Poor customer service as far as I am concerned. If weight is such an important issue to an airline they should charge passengers by total amount of body weight plus luggage. To me just ridiculous.

Horrible. After paying for seats, I was cramped, my daughters legs kept hitting the seat in front, I had no overhead bin space and no help from stewards on board, the food was served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and never received any, the flight was cold with no temperature controls. Entertainment was outdated. I booked this through partnership with American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

Horrible. After paying for my seats, I was cramped, had no overhead bin space, freezing as the flight had no temperature controls, the food was awful and served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and then never received any. I booked this flight as a partner through American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

Took a long time for boarding. The flight was comfortable.

Extremely bad food, they never gave our bags in time, the online check-in did not let us check in because we had Indian OCI not sure why we were given the option to check in then, because we couldn’t check in online we had to go in person and we were not able to change our seats and sit with our family

Should have had business class line in immigration. Food quality suboptimal

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

My recent experience with ASKY Airlines was disappointing. The check-in process was disorganized, and I was provided with inaccurate information regarding baggage requirements, resulting in unforeseen expenses. Additionally, the ground staff demonstrated a lack of professionalism and appeared insufficiently trained to handle passenger needs effectively. Regrettably, this initial encounter has left me reluctant to consider future travel with the airline.

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

POSITIVES The hostesses were mostly pleasant, NEGATIVES The full flight wifi was horrible, hardly able to use it. My charger port was not working which made me use my neighbour's port which resulted in an accident which ruined her flight. During dinner, meat ran out when the cart got to us forcing us to eat vegetarian which was not great. We watched everyone around us eating meat. My wifi did not transfer to the second leg of my trip as they promised as they changed the plane. I was thrown off the window seat I booked for the 2nd leg of my journey as they changed planes, all done at my expense. This was not a cheap flight ($2600) which i hurriedly had to book to attend my mother's funeral who passed away suddenly. I was honestly disappointed with the whole saga as I heard Ethiopian Airlines was one of Africa's best.

The food was terrible and the seating was uncomfortable, but the airline did a great thing letting us board in Abbis Ababa on our connecting flight after our original flight was very delayed.

Delays delays making us miss or next connection to IAD hence having to stay additional 24 hrs in Addis Ababa

Checking in wasn't organized, too many so-called diplomats were jumping line while everyone was waiting in line. They should have their own line not to impede on other passengers that was also waiting to be served. We all paid money and there should be no discrimination because everyone's money should have the same value diplomat or not! If they want to give diplomats some special treatment then let them create their own check in desk and not treat other passengers some that are (elderly, some with children, pregnant women) making them stand longer in line than necessary just because people are jumping line 😡

Were not told that carryon laggage has to be only 12 kgs but my bag was heavier asked to pay an additional $550.00. I could have upgraded to a bussiness class for that price and no one at the gate to upgrade but able to take money for the extra weight. I felt like this was a setup scam.

Forgotten Suite inside of the top compartment but went back to ask and they didn’t leave at the lost and found place. Also the checking in was so horrible. I had multi city and one of the passenger saint have visa go go go Dubai. The Ethiopian airlines never had information about requirement for US permanent resident so couldn’t go to Dubai. And when coming back to US we were told we can not use our Addis to Washington ticket and they forced us to get new ticket. Very horrible experience.

The hygiene was super bad. Smells bad and air refreshment is highly advisable. The crew made some one else sit in my spot and no one is checking seat number and people are jumping to sit on other people’s allocated seat.

worst was delayed luggage. could see luggage was still in Singapore but they insist I wait till all luggage are unloaded before filing a report. took 2 days to arrive and I had to collect it myself from the airport

Made to check carryon and had more than 500 dollars stolen buy airline

flight was late, after landing they made us stay 30 min-hour on the plane, very uncomfortable and not clean at all. Trash all over the plane very unsanitary

Nice flight, friendly crew, and a decent in-flight meal.

Check in was madness. Boarding was madness. The flight itself was OK, and the flight attendants were nice. Connection to my next flight was two hours. But based on my arrival gate in Cairo, and next departure gate in Cairo, the whole two hours were needed given the inefficient procedures. At the end of my journey (connected to Lufthansa after Egyptair), my checked luggage did not arrive, and after 4 days, has still not arrived.

Everything was ok except cleanliness of the plane, it was poor.

It was appalling! Using small aircraft for 5 hour flights is ridiculous! No legroom, terrible food, no drinks apart from water, tea and coffee (once only) makes it a terrible experience. The cabin staff really badly handled the behaviour of an extremely obnoxious woman who insisted on fully reclining her seat for the duration of the flight with a very tall man behind her. She abused his and the staff and they were not able to deal with her at all other than to tell the man that they are reclining seats and they could not prevent her from doing so. They were also very slow to react when a large nu of passengers stood up and started taking their luggage out of the overhead bins whilst the aircraft was still taxiing at Heathrow. I will never fly Egypt Air again! I know this isn’t the airline’s fault but the security at Cairo airport was a joke. With the terrible security record on flights out of Egypt, they really need to take it seriously. Scanners weren’t working, liquids were allowed on, only one person operating the cray machine and searching bags caused a massive backlog of people…I’m convinced you could have got anything onto that plane if you were determined enough. By the way, it was the same story in Aswan airport.

The plane was old and several things were broken including my seat. The sinks in the restrooms didn’t drain. The armrest on my seat was broken so the seat was constantly reclined. The tray table was broken. The fabric was coming off the seats. The overhead bin doors wouldn’t stay locked. The hotel accommodation was disgusting.

Boarding was chaotic and disorganized, and the foot rest to my seat was broken. But the food was good and the flight attendants were kind and attentive.

So bad we never travel with Egypt air bad service smells bad food bad Ching my sets to back

Food was terrible (I tried the beef plate). Service is improved. The plane is new so it was good enough

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