Johannesburg to Cairo

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How the cheapest fare moved

Jul 27: €236 €236 Jul 20 Jul 27 low €236 · high €280

Departure-day prices · August 2026 Johannesburg → Cairo

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Best time to visit Cairo — climate

Jan: ~22°C daytime, 2 rainy days 22° JanFeb: ~20°C daytime, 0 rainy days 20° FebMar: ~27°C daytime, 1 rainy days 27° MarApr: ~30°C daytime, 0 rainy days 30° AprMay: ~35°C daytime, 2 rainy days 35° MayJun: ~38°C daytime, 0 rainy days 38° JunJul: ~40°C daytime, 0 rainy days 40° JulAug: ~39°C daytime, 0 rainy days 39° AugSep: ~36°C daytime, 0 rainy days 36° SepOct: ~32°C daytime, 0 rainy days 32° OctNov: ~28°C daytime, 1 rainy days 28° NovDec: ~22°C daytime, 0 rainy days 22° Dec

Best value: Aug — fares from €236 and ~39°C daytime.

Flights from Johannesburg to Cairo start around €236 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €236–280, based on 11 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Johannesburg → Cairo; typically 1 stop (e.g. ET). · Based on 11 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Cairo

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Aug 10 – Aug 12 Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 9h 05m €466 Book
Oct 26 – Oct 31 Egyptair · Direct · 8h 25m €521 Book
Oct 26 – Oct 30 Etihad Airways · 1 stop · 12h 00m €530 Book
Oct 26 – Nov 2 Etihad Airways · 1 stop · 12h 00m €530 Book
Nov 9 – Nov 13 Etihad Airways · 1 stop · 12h 05m €537 Book
Aug 15 – Aug 17 Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 9h 05m €540 Book
Aug 4 – Aug 6 Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 9h 15m €556 Book
Aug 4 – Aug 5 Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 9h 05m €662 Book

Weather in Cairo

Mon 🌤️ 35° 22° 💧0%
Tue 🌤️ 37° 22° 💧0%
Wed 🌤️ 38° 24° 💧0%
Thu 🌤️ 39° 25° 💧0%
Fri 🌤️ 38° 24° 💧0%
Sat 🌤️ 39° 24° 💧0%
Sun ☀️ 40° 24° 💧0%

In Aug, Cairo typically sees ~39°C daytime highs and 0 rainy days.

Where to stay in Cairo

3★+ hotels from €60/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Tolip El Galaa Hotel Cairo hotel · Cairo
from €60/night★ 5
JAZ Pyramids Resort hotel · Cairo
from €60/night★ 4
Pyramids Park Resort Cairo hotel · Cairo
from €63/night★ 4

Good to know

Time difference+1h
Time in the air8h 25m

Things to do in Cairo

Top-rated tours and tickets from €4 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About Cairo

Cairo (pronounced KY-roh; Arabic: القاهرة al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt (until the New Administrative Capital is completed) and, with a total population of Greater Cairo metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East (the regions which it conveniently straddles).

Read the full Cairo guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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