There are 4 ways to get from Basel to Egypt by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Alexandria
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Alexandria (ALY)plane BSL - ALY
8h 53m$145–556Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane MXP - CAI
11h 59m$115–455Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane ZRH - CAI
8h 34m$228–372Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane GVA - CAI
10h 37m$268–475
Basel (BSL) to Alexandria (ALY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Egypt is to train and fly which costs $110 - $460 and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Egypt is to train and fly which takes 8h 34m and costs $220 - $380.
The distance between Basel and Egypt is 2647 km.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Basel to Egypt, including transfers.
Egypt is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 1:48 PM in Basel and 2:48 PM in Egypt.
There are 7573+ hotels available in Egypt.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Egypt?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Alexandria (ALY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Alexandria via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Alexandria via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Alexandria via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
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