Find a great deal and save up to 15% by booking at least 59 days prior to your desired departure date, rather than waiting until the week of travel. According to our data, there are a number of flights available from South Africa to Cairo within the next two weeks, with the cheapest ticket starting at R9 434.
Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from South Africa to Cairo as you normally would.
Our data shows that February tends to be the cheapest month to fly to Cairo from South Africa. Users have commonly found prices around R9 091 for the month, but tickets can be as low as R6 565. Due to multiple factors, prepare for potentially higher prices in August.
Cairo (CAI) is the airport you will fly into if you book a flight from South Africa to Cairo. It is only a 18,6 km journey from Cairo (CAI) to Cairo’s city centre.
Due to the rapidly changing circumstances due to COVID-19, airlines like Ethiopian Air, Qatar Airways, and Egypt Air flying from South Africa to Cairo have implemented new flexible cancellation policies.
Yes, there are multiple flights from South Africa to Cairo for under R7 100. The cheapest flight booked recently is on Egypt Air for just R7 100, but on average you can expect to pay R7 684.
Cheapflights has 20 direct flights from South Africa to Cairo under R7 100. A good price for a direct flight from South Africa to Cairo is less than R8 948.
There are currently 20+ open flights from South Africa to Cairo within the next 7 days for less than R9 900.
The South Africa to Cairo flight path was viewed by 5 114 users in the past month. Keep an eye out for changes in search interest prior to high and low season.
To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with Egypt Air, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at R3 728. South African flights start at R4 409 while deals on Etihad Airways start at R4 539 one-way.
The most popular flight routes from South Africa to Cairo are Johannesburg OR Tambo - Cairo, Cape Town Intl - Cairo and Johannesburg Lanseria - Cairo.
On average you can expect to pay R18 532 for a flight from South Africa to Cairo. The cheapest flight overall is R4 212 while the most popular route, (Johannesburg OR Tambo - Cairo) is currently priced at R7 765.
When booking a flight from South Africa to Cairo, you may want to consider flying on ITA Airways, British Airways or Emirates as they are the most popular for this route.
Information is based on travel restrictions from South Africa to Cairo
Most visitors from South Africa can enter Cairo without restrictions.
COVID-19 testing requirements
Visitors from South Africa are not required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test or antigen result upon entering Cairo.
Quarantine requirements
Visitors from South Africa are not required to quarantine after entering Cairo.
Returning to South Africa from Cairo
COVID-19 testing requirements
Visitors from Cairo are not required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test or antigen result upon entering South Africa.
Quarantine requirements
Visitors from Cairo are not required to quarantine after entering South Africa.
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R4 349 | R11 009 | No cancel fee | 72% |
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R5 464 | R11 972 | No cancel fee | 75% |
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R5 971 | R7 358 | No cancel fee | 68% |
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R6 056 | R7 050 | No cancel fee | N/A |
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R6 290 | R7 458 | No cancel fee | 86% |
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R7 344 | R10 080 | No cancel fee | 75% |
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R7 826 | R9 228 | No cancel fee | 78% |
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R8 405 | R10 439 | No cancel fee | 77% |
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R8 864 | R9 953 | No cancel fee | 82% |
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R9 200 | R11 735 | No cancel fee | 81% |
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