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$130 Find Cheap Flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairo

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Cheapest round-trip
$265
Typical prices: $412-$255
Egyptair
Fri 4/17Fri 4/24
IST - CAI • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$130
Typical prices: $125-$187
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Sun 5/17
IST - CAI • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Istanbul to Cairo (IST-CAI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Istanbul to Cairo that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Istanbul to Cairo

Fri, Apr 17 - Fri, Apr 24
Egyptair Logo
3:50 am - 5:10 am
IST
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CAI
2h 20mnonstop
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12:30 am - 2:50 am
CAI
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IST
2h 20mnonstop
$265Egyptair
Tue, May 12 - Mon, May 18
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6:35 pm - 8:55 pm
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CAI
2h 20mnonstop
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10:40 am - 1:00 pm
CAI
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IST
2h 20mnonstop
$267Egyptair
Mon, Jun 15 - Fri, Jun 19
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2:00 pm - 4:20 pm
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CAI
2h 20mnonstop
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10:40 am - 1:00 pm
CAI
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IST
2h 20mnonstop
$276Egyptair
Sat, May 2 - Fri, May 8
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3:50 am - 6:10 am
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CAI
2h 20mnonstop
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10:40 am - 1:00 pm
CAI
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IST
2h 20mnonstop
$279Egyptair
Sun, May 3 - Thu, May 7
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6:35 pm - 8:55 pm
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CAI
2h 20mnonstop
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12:30 am - 2:50 am
CAI
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IST
2h 20mnonstop
$280Egyptair
Mon, Apr 20 - Tue, Apr 28
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3:50 am - 5:10 am
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CAI
2h 20mnonstop
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3:15 pm - 5:35 pm
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IST
2h 20mnonstop
$283Egyptair
Mon, Apr 20 - Fri, Apr 24
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3:50 am - 5:10 am
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CAI
2h 20mnonstop
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3:15 pm - 5:35 pm
CAI
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IST
2h 20mnonstop
$284Egyptair
Thu, Apr 16 - Tue, Apr 28
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3:50 am - 5:10 am
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CAI
2h 20mnonstop
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3:15 pm - 5:35 pm
CAI
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2h 20mnonstop
$285Egyptair
Tue, Apr 21 - Tue, Apr 28
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6:35 pm - 7:55 pm
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CAI
2h 20mnonstop
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3:15 pm - 5:35 pm
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2h 20mnonstop
$290Egyptair
Sun, Jun 7 - Wed, Jun 10
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3:50 am - 6:10 am
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2h 20mnonstop
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7:55 pm - 9:45 am
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13h 50m
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$291Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Istanbul to Cairo flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Istanbul to Cairo to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Istanbul Airport to Cairo departing in May.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairo clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Cairo on a Saturday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Thursday is the most expensive day to fly from Istanbul Airport to Cairo. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairo is May, where tickets cost $250 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $318 and $311 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $387, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Istanbul Airport to Cairo, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 5% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$129
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Istanbul to Cairo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Istanbul to Cairo based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Istanbul Airport to Cairo flights

  • How do I get from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Downtown Cairo?

    After flying from Istanbul International Airport (IST) to Cairo International Airport, you may reach downtown Cairo by taxi or bus. The official white taxis are located outside Terminals 1, 2, and 3. The trip should take around 25 minutes depending on traffic. Alternatively, you can take the public bus 111 to Shoubra or 381 to Imbaba. Both depart from Terminal 1 and take around 50 minutes to reach downtown.

  • Are there any family friendly flights from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Cairo Airport (CAI)?

    Yes, multiple airlines offer family-friendly services for passengers flying from IST to CAI. For example, Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines both allow families to enjoy priority boarding, additional snacks, and dedicated in-flight entertainment suitable for all ages. Strollers can be safely stored in the hold and will be made available upon arrival at CAI.

  • Does Cairo International Airport (CAI) have services for passengers with reduced mobility?

    Yes, the Cairo International Airport has facilities and services for passengers with reduced mobility. These include accessible toilets throughout the terminals as well as entrances and car parks that are wheelchair-accessible. In addition, wheelchair assistance is available upon request, but it’s recommended to give 48 hours advance notice. Lastly, it’s recommended to reserve a wheelchair taxi for drives to Downtown Cairo.

  • Are flights from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Cairo Airport (CAI) sustainable?

    The sustainability of flights from IST to CAI varies between airlines, however, most are dedicated to environmentally sustainable practices. Pegasus Airlines is committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 20% before 2030 through fleet modernization. Similarly, Turkish Airlines strives to enhance fuel efficiency and eliminate waste by modernizing its fleet.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Istanbul Airport to Cairo was $130 for a one-way ticket and $265 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Istanbul Airport and Cairo?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

    On your way to Cairo, you’ll fly out from Istanbul. You’ll be landing at Cairo.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

    Only Emirates offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Istanbul Airport to Cairo flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

    The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Istanbul Airport to Cairo flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Istanbul Airport and Cairo.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

    There are nonstop flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairo on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Istanbul to Cairo, Turkish Airlines or Ajet?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Istanbul to Cairo are Turkish Airlines and Ajet. With an average price for the route of $362 and an overall rating of 7.4, Turkish Airlines is the most popular choice. Ajet is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $226 and an overall rating of 6.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairo.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cairo from Istanbul Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Cairo with an airline and back to Istanbul Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between Istanbul Airport and CAI can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cairo from Istanbul Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Istanbul Airport to Cairo

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $213 or less one-way and $347 or less round-trip.
  • Checked bag policies for flights from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Cairo Airport (CAI) vary based on the airline and ticket class. Economy ticket holders can generally buy checked bags up to 62 linear inches. Turkish Airlines allows bags up to 50 lbs, whereas Pegasus Airlines allows up to 44 lbs.
  • Carry-on baggage for flights to Cairo Airport (CAI) from Istanbul Airport (IST) generally allow one personal item that fits under the seat as well as a larger carry-on. The carry-on bag can measure up to 45 linear inches or weigh up to 17 lbs.
  • Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and Egypt Air, and a few other airlines allow dogs, cats, ferrets, and a few other animals to travel with their owners from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Cairo Airport (CAI). However, the pets must have a microchip, rabies vaccination, and proper health certification.
  • Turkish Airlines and Egypt Air provide an unaccompanied minor service for children between 2 and 12 traveling from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Cairo Airport (CAI). The service includes supervision during boarding, while on the flight, and transfer to the designated person at CAI.
  • Although multiple airlines offer nonstop flights from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Cairo International Airport (CAI), there are also a few with layover stops. Usually, Aegean Air offers these layover flights and they stop over at Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH).

Prefer to fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Cairo?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Istanbul to Cairo.
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Direct departures

Istanbul to Cairo

Monday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Friday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Saturday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Sunday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

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Direct returns

Cairo to Istanbul

Monday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Tuesday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Wednesday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Thursday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Friday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Saturday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Sunday

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

Egyptair,Turkish Airlines

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Istanbul to Cairo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Istanbul to Cairo. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 4287 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.5Food
7.3Boarding
7.8Crew
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It was very good excitement. We Enjoy everything except the food

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2026
IST - ACC
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It was very good excitement. We Enjoy everything except the food

The crew was awesome. My husband fell while traveling to the WC and got a head abrasion. The crew helped him greatly and a physician that was also on the flight checked him out as well. They all get an A+!

Online check in and seat assignments are terrible. All 4 flights

Cabin was kept very hot and it was uncomfortable. Entertainment system did not work at my seat. Crew and service is fantastic

Extremely bad BAD BAD BAD. NEVER TURKISH AIRLINES EVER AGAIN..PIRATES COMPANY.

The crew checked the immigration laws very quickly for Russian citizenship and confirmed our FVTF for Singapore for 96 hrs. Thank you.

The connecting flight experience was okay. Flight crew's service were great upon settling. However, it wasn't the same as previous flight. Flight crew were okay - friendly, however, not as accommodating.

Typically great service from Turkish with comfortable seat and amenitie, good food and great attention from staff.

Delicious food, comfortable and clean plane. It's a little cramped in the hall in front of the gate.

Our flight was delayed for one hour is their a credit?

Flight changed and cancelled several times over the months in advance that I booked it. However, actual flight went well, no delays, spacious seats. Had some landing issues but otherwise, fine. Also loved that they don’t check weight of luggage!

Seats are disaster, not comfortable at all. With my height 183 cm there were no space for my legs... The airplane was Turkish airlines and no entertainment on board.

Bad. Cancelled and delayed flight. Payed 25£ for seat but got just normal one. No one refunded the money.

My flight was great. Service by the crew was great. Only issue I had wss it got extremely warm mid way thru the flight. To the point it was a little uncomfortable

As usual, the flight was late with the typical excuse of "a technical issue beyond our control." This is the same excuse they use every late flight which is EVERY flight.

3 hours delay for a 1.5h flight on a stinky plane

The food was horrible and the service was even worse, the entertainment was broken and missing control stick, even boarding was unorganised unprofessional, even the seats was loose, 5 hrs delay going and almost 3hrs delay coming back, the only thing is direct flight but with all the delays I can get a lot better airline for cheaper and a lot better service.

Very good service with EGYPTAIR, would definitely recommend flying with them.

To be honest, there has been a significant improvement in the level of EgyptAir in terms of service and food quality.

Very basic service in business class. Mediocre will be the right word to describe them. Also, we arrived 8 hours late.

Flight was delayed for 3 hrs and there is nothing at the terminal except going back through security again. Food was offered but no vegetarian option

The worst experience ever, me and my little daughter suffered a lot on this trip. If there is zero or below-zero evaluation, definitely, I will give them.

Website for Egyptair Plus needs to be refined or go back to the old one...!

Liked nothing Flight was delayed No information Boarding was chaotic Seats were filthy Treated like cattle

Very long delay and bad organization to change the plane.

The seat was broken kept moving backwards, could not lock very uncomfortable and on safe . Boarding was messy to many passengers with over sized baggage aloud in the cabin, therefore over head bins kept opening during flight ✈️ again not up to FAA regulations standards safety wise .

Não se pode confiar nas informações nos painéis do aeroporto. Constava que o voo estava atrasado e sairia às 11h25. Por sorte, fui a um balcão de informaçoes que primeiro confirmou o atraso, mas outro funcionário ouviu e disse que o embarque estava acontecendo. Fomos os ultimos a embarcar. Mais 5 minutos teriamos perdido o voo.

It was my first trip with Air Cairo and it will not be the last, and I advise everyone to use this respected company.

دائما تأخير في مواعيد الإقلاع انتظار طويل داخل الطائرة في الحر لعدم وجود باص لنقل الركاب تأخير الأمتعة اكثر من ساعة على السير برغم انها الطائرة الوحيدة في التوقيت الطائرة نظيفة من الداخل . طاقم المضيفات غير ملتزم باعطاء التعليمات قبل الاقلاع

Nile air is more expensive than Egypt air as it is what you buy when Egyptaor flights are full. There is no way to check in online , which adds an unnecessary layer of stress to the trip .

Delayed more than an hour going to Jaddah and more than 2 hours coming back.

Economic travel but still expensive, small aircraft , but best time to travel .

Transit through Cairo was abysmal. Will be informing colleagues A route I will never take again !!!

I had to wait 1 hour at Tashkent airport till they find my reservation number this is very poor

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