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There are 4 ways to get from Riyadh to Cairo by subway, plane, bus, towncar, car, or train

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  1. Line 1 subway, line 4 subway, fly to Cairo International Airport

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    1. Take the subway from King Fahad Library to Kafdsubway subway
    2. Take the subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4subway subway
    3. Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane plane RUH - CAI
    7h 24m
    $79–146

  2. Bus, towncar

    1. Take the bus from Riyadh to Muscatbus bus
    2. Take a town car from Muscat to Dubaitowncar towncar
    3. Take the bus from Al Ghubaiba Bus Stn to Amman Abdalibus bus
    4. Take the bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Cairobus bus
    2d 15h
    $613–768

  3. Drive  2,050.4 km

    1. Drive from Riyadh to Cairocar car 2,050.4 km
    22h 5m
    $115–166

  4. Fly to Alexandria, train

    1. Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Alexandria (ALY)plane plane RUH - ALY
    2. Take the train from Alexandria to Cairotrain train
    10h 48m
    $144–530

Riyadh (RUH) to Cairo International Airport (CAI) flights

Calendar126Weekly Planes
Duration3h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket$100Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,681.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 24m

What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Cairo, Egypt?

There is no direct connection from Riyadh to Cairo. However, you can take the line 1 subway to Kafd, take the line 4 subway to Airport T3-4, walk to Riyadh-Airport-RUH airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport Bridge, take the line 111 bus to Cairo International Fair, walk to Cairo Fair, then take the train to Bab el Shaaria. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riyadh to Cairo via Muscat, Muscat, Dubai, Ras Al Khor, Terminus 1, Al Ghubaiba Bus Station 7, Al Ghubaiba Bus Stn, Amman Abdali, and Amman Abdali Terminal in around 2d 15h.

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