Cheap flights from Birmingham to Cairo from £159

Flying to Cairo from Birmingham invariably means flying between Birmingham Airport (BHX) and Egypt’s Cairo International Airport (CAI). The former is about 15 miles from the city centre, reachable by getting on to the M6 motorway. This will take about 20min by car. You can also catch a train from Birmingham New Street station directly to Birmingham International rail station. This will only take 10-15min, perhaps making it the better option of the two. From Cairo International Airport, it’s just under a 20min drive to the city centre, and all you have to do is turn from Airport Road onto El-Orouba to get there. You can also take a No. 356 bus if you’re not hiring a car.

Regrettably, there aren’t any direct flights from Birmingham to Cairo, but you’ll be able to find the quickest and shortest routes and the airlines operating them on Cheapflights. Keep an eye out for the Lufthansa flights. These depart from Birmingham International and fly to Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) for a single stopover, after which you’ll fly overnight to Cairo International. A variation on this route, taking the same amount of time, is to fly out of Birmingham with Lufthansa, bound for a stopover at Frankfurt am Main. Here you’ll change airlines to Egypt Air for the last leg to Cairo. KLM operates a route that only takes a few hours longer. You’ll fly from Birmingham Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), then to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) before finishing your trip at Cairo International Airport.

A popular stopover route departs from Birmingham Airport on Air France, bound for Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for one stopover before the flight to Cairo. Combined airline routes are also plentiful, starting with one serviced by KLM. It leaves Birmingham Airport and makes a stopover at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, where you’ll change to Egypt Air for the last stretch to Cairo International. You can also book a Wizz Air flight, leaving Birmingham Airport for a flight to Bucharest Otopeni International Airport (OTP), where you’ll stop over and change to Aegean Airlines for a flight to Athens Eleftherios V. Airport (ATH). After this stopover, you’ll fly on to Cairo International. Ryanair also offers a route out of Birmingham Airport. The first stopover is at Bratislava M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS) in Slovakia. Then you’ll fly to Kyiv Boryspil International Airport (KBP) where you’ll stop over once more. You change planes to Ukraine International Airlines for the flight to Cairo International.

As a UK citizen, you will need a visa to fly to Cairo. You can get one online or at an Egyptian consulate in the UK, and it is valid for up stays of up to 3 months. Alternatively, you can simply buy a visa on arrival. It will cost you just under £20, but will only be valid for 30 days.

Flying on Lufthansa is currently your cheapest option to Cairo, with prices starting at £358. Additional return tickets that might be worth considering are offered by Vueling and SWISS, with the lowest prices starting at £381 and £430, respectively. Lufthansa is currently priced 9% below the average price you’ll pay for this route.

For one-way options, check prices for Vueling. According to our data, you can fly for as low as £178. Users have also found prices from £185 and £232 on SunExpress and Eurowings, respectively.

Birmingham to Cairo flights have a stopover in Frankfurt am Main most of the time. Istanbul is the second most popular location for stopovers on flights from Birmingham to Cairo.

English Theatre, Opernturm, and Hauptwache are the most popular attractions in Frankfurt am Main if you're in need of something to do during your stopover. English Theatre, Opernturm, and Hauptwache can be visited by traveling about 7.0 mi, 7.3 mi, and 7.4 mi respectively from Frankfurt am Main. Those on a stopover in Frankfurt am Main in need of a car hire can book one at Frankfurt am Main for about £34.

Taksim Square, Sultan Ahmet Camii, and Ayasofya are currently the most popular points of interest in Istanbul at the moment. Taksim Square, Sultan Ahmet Camii and Ayasofya are located about 20.8 mi, 22.3 mi, and 22.2 mi, respectively from Istanbul if you are interested in checking them out. Travellers in need of a car in Istanbul can hire one for about £36 per day.

The least popular stopover on flights from Birmingham to Cairo is Munich.

Yes. In addition to deals on Birmingham to Cairo flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

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Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Birmingham to Cairo by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

Currently, May is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Birmingham to Cairo (average of £435). Flying from Birmingham to Cairo in July is currently the most expensive (average of £667). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.