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Lyon (LYS) to Cairo (CAI) flights

There are direct flights from Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to Cairo International Airport, sold by one airline: Transavia France. The distance is 2,866 km, about 4h in the air. There are also 18 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Paris and Frankfurt.

Live fares for LYS → CAISee all routes on the map
2,866 kmdistance
~4hdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
18one-stop options

Direct flights from Lyon to Cairo

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
LYS → CAITransavia France2,866 km~4h

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulTurkish Airlines then Egyptair and Turkish Airlines3,212 km~6h 35m
CDG ParisAir France then Air France and Egyptair3,623 km~7h 5m
FRA FrankfurtDiscover Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines then Lufthansa and Egyptair3,467 km~6h 55m
BCN BarcelonaIberia and easyJet then Egyptair and Vueling3,455 km~6h 55m
FCO RomeHOP! and Air France then ITA Airways and Egyptair2,872 km~6h 10m
MUC MunichDiscover Airlines and Lufthansa then Lufthansa and Egyptair3,209 km~6h 35m
VIE ViennaAir France and AirDolomiti then Egyptair and Austrian Airlines3,276 km~6h 40m
MXP MilanoHOP! and Air France then ITA Airways and Egyptair2,900 km~6h 10m
ZRH ZurichSWISS then SWISS and Egyptair3,073 km~6h 25m
ATH AthensAegean Airlines and Sky Express Greece then Aegean Airlines and Sky Express Greece2,888 km~6h 10m
PRG PragueHOP! and Air France then Egyptair3,482 km~6h 55m
OTP BucharestWizz Air Malta then Tarom3,321 km~6h 45m

More from Lyon 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.