Cheap flights from London to Cairo

October is the cheapest month on this route, and the shoulder weeks around it, late September and early November, usually sit close behind. Prices are listed for every month from September through August, so you can see the year at a glance and pick your dates around the peaks. In London, school half-terms and the Christmas run push fares up, and flights out of Heathrow and Gatwick fill fastest. In Cairo, Ramadan and Eid are the busy spells, when Egyptians abroad fly home and seats go early. Midweek departures are quieter than Friday and Sunday, and early-morning or late-night flights are often the ones left at a lower fare. Book a few weeks ahead for winter sun, and earlier over a holiday.

British Airways, Iberia and LOT Polish Airlines are the full-service names on this list, while Easyjet, Wizz Air UK, Vueling Airlines, Eurowings, Pegasus, Sky Express and NouvelAir sit at the low-cost end. The gap shows in what the fare covers: low-cost tickets are built around a small cabin bag, with seat selection and checked luggage added at extra cost, and full-service fares tend to bundle more, so read the fare rules. Not every airline here flies London to Cairo non-stop; some route you through a hub in their home country, and on a through ticket the airline rebooks you if a leg slips. Direct flights do exist on the route, so filter for them first when time matters more than the fare.

Cairo International is the airport you land at, on the northeastern edge of the city. Getting into the centre is a road journey, not a train ride, and traffic decides how long it takes — the peaks turn a short hop into a slow crawl, so leave slack before any onward connection. Taxis and ride-hailing apps are the usual ways in; agree the fare before you set off in a street taxi, or book through an app so the price is settled in advance. Airport buses reach several parts of the city for less, but they run less often and take longer. Expect queues at passport control at busy arrival times, and keep a little local currency for the ride in.

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

Population of Cairo

9.8 M (2023)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Africa/Cairo)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport you fly from — London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted are all options, and they sit far apart.
• On low-cost fares, price the cabin bag and any checked luggage into the total before you compare.
• If your connection is booked as two separate tickets, leave a long gap, because no airline will rebook you after a missed leg.
• Look up Egypt's entry rules and passport validity requirements before you pay for anything.
• Compare the price calendar, not a single date: October is the cheapest month, but fares vary widely across the year.
• Decide whether you want a direct flight or are happy to change planes, since the airline list mixes both.