Cheap flights from London to Alexandria

September is the cheapest month on this route, so start there if your dates are open. The price calendar runs from September through March and then picks up again in June, July and August, which leaves a spring gap worth watching. Summer is peak: Egyptians living abroad fly home and the Mediterranean coast fills up, so fares and seats tighten. Winter is quieter, but you trade beach weather for mild, wet days in Alexandria. Ramadan and the Eid holidays move each year and shift demand on both ends of the route, so check the calendar around them. Book a few weeks ahead for summer and the winter holidays, and compare a midweek departure with a weekend one before you commit.

No airline flies London to Alexandria non-stop, so every option here is a connecting one, usually through a Gulf, Turkish or European hub. Wizz Air Malta, Easyjet, Pegasus and Ajet are the low-cost names in the mix; on those, the fare usually covers the seat and little else, with bags and seat choice priced on top. Qatar Airways, Aegean Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Saudi Arabian Airlines, British Airways and Aer Lingus are full-service, so a checked bag is normally part of the fare and the hub change is handled for you on a single ticket. Build the trip from two separate tickets and the second carrier owes you nothing if the first runs late. Compare the total, not the headline fare.

Alexandria has a single airport, Borg el Arab, and it sits well outside the city, so your last leg is a road transfer rather than a quick hop from the terminal. Build in time for it, especially on a late arrival or in the summer rush. Taxis and pre-booked transfers are the usual way in; agree the fare before you get in, or book through an app, and carry a little local currency for the drive. If you are going on to the coast or to Cairo, arrange that leg before you fly rather than at the airport. Match your transfer booking to the arrival time on your ticket — on a connecting itinerary, delays stack up.

Currency

EGP (LE)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 220 V

Language

Arabic

Emergency number

122, 123, 180

Driving side

right

Calling code

+20

Internet domain

.eg, .مصر

Time zone

UTC+03 (Africa/Cairo)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport your ticket leaves from — City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted are not interchangeable.
• On a low-cost fare, price the cabin bag and the checked bag before you compare totals.
• If the connection is on two separate tickets, you re-check your bags and carry the risk of a missed onward flight.
• Confirm passport and Egyptian visa or e-visa rules before you pay.
• Start with September, the cheapest month in the calendar, then compare the summer months.
• Count total journey time, not just the fare — every option here has at least one stop.