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Rome (FCO) to Cairo (CAI) flights

There are direct flights from Rome Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport to Cairo International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): ITA Airways and Egyptair. The distance is 2,151 km, about 3h 5m in the air. There are also 8 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Athens and Tel-aviv.

Live fares for FCO → CAISee all routes on the map
2,151 kmdistance
~3h 5mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
8one-stop options

Direct flights from Rome to Cairo

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
FCO → CAIITA Airways, Egyptair2,151 km~3h 5m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulITA Airways and Turkish Airlines then Egyptair and Turkish Airlines2,613 km~5h 50m
ATH AthensAegean Airlines and ITA Airways then Aegean Airlines and Sky Express Greece2,193 km~5h 20m
TLV Tel-avivIsrair Airlines and ITA Airways then FLYYO2,672 km~5h 55m
VCE VeniceITA Airways and Transavia France then Egyptair2,793 km~6h 5m
TUN TunisITA Airways and Tunisair then Egyptair and Tunisair2,673 km~5h 55m
LCA LarnacaWizz Air Malta then Ethiopian Airlines and Egyptair2,579 km~5h 50m
BEY BeirutITA Airways and Middle East Airlines then Middle East Airlines and Egyptair2,781 km~6h 5m
TIP TripoliITA Airways then Egyptair2,772 km~6h 5m

More from Rome and Cairo

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.