Zanzibar to Cairo

1 ways to travelfastest 6h 30mfly from €217
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How the cheapest fare moved

Nov 4: €217 €217 Oct 29 Nov 4 low €217 · high €341

Departure-day prices · January 2027 Zanzibar → Cairo

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Return-day prices · January 2027 Cairo → Zanzibar

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Best time to visit Cairo — climate

Jan: ~22°C daytime, 1 rainy days 22° JanFeb: ~20°C daytime, 0 rainy days 20° FebMar: ~28°C daytime, 1 rainy days 28° 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: Nov — fares from €217 and ~28°C daytime.

Flights from Zanzibar to Cairo start around €217 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €217–319, based on 16 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Zanzibar → Cairo; typically 1 stop (e.g. SM). · Based on 16 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Cairo

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

Nov 12 – Nov 15 Air Cairo · 1 stop · 6h 55m €438 Book
Dec 27 – Jan 9 Air Cairo · 1 stop · 7h 00m €475 Book
Apr 28 – May 11 Qatar Airways · 1 stop · 9h 25m €578 Book
Dec 30 – Jan 5 Kenya Airways · 2 stops · 7h 25m €734 Book

Weather in Cairo

Thu ☁️ 27° 18° 💧3%
Fri ☁️ 24° 17° 💧15%
Sat 🌤️ 23° 16° 💧3%
Sun 🌤️ 24° 14° 💧0%
Mon ☁️ 24° 14° 💧0%
Tue ☁️ 25° 15° 💧0%
Wed 🌤️ 24° 13° 💧0%

In Jan, Cairo typically sees ~22°C daytime highs and 1 rainy days.

Where to stay in Cairo

3★+ hotels from €106/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Sonesta Hotel Tower & Casino Cairo hotel · Cairo
from €106/night★ 5
Le Passage Cairo Hotel & Casino hotel · Cairo
from €110/night★ 5
Concorde El Salam Cairo Hotel & Casino hotel · Cairo
from €114/night★ 5

Good to know

Time difference-1h
Time in the air6h 55m

Things to do in Cairo

Top-rated tours and tickets from €39 — 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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