Air flights

Wikimania 2008 Alexandria :: Change the shape of wisdom

Here is a rough-outline of flight prices for informational purposes only--they are most likely no longer accurate!

Distances to keep in mind:

• Cairo:
  • Cairo International Airport (website)
    Duration to BA: 4hrs.
• Alexandria:
  • Alexandria International Airport
    Duration to BA: 25 min.
  • Borg el Arab Airport (mostly recommended)
    Duration to BA: 1hr.

Please note it may be A LOT cheaper to fly to Cairo airport then use the complementary coach transfer to the conference than to fly direct to Alexandria.

[edit] Flights

Flight costs listed are to Cairo International Airport

All flight costs are from expedia.com for August 2008

For Egypt Air flights, check EgyptAir.com.

• Note 1:A connecting flight (Cairo-Alexandria-Cairo) costs $44/person.
• Note 2:According to seat61.com, "a 1st class one-way ticket for an air-conditioned express [train] from Cairo to Alexandria costs about LE 25, less than £3 or $5..!"

North America From Cost in USD Airline Los Angeles $ 1654 Air France New York $ 1082 Air France Mexico City $ 1358 Mexicana San Francisco $ 1465 British Airways Toronto $ 1576 bmi South America From Cost in USD Airline Buenos Aires $1654 Air France Brasilia $1376 Egyptair Asia From Cost in USD Airline Osaka $ 922 Egypt Air Tokyo $ 920 Egypt Air Beijing $ 960 Egypt Air Mumbai $ 659 Gulf Air Abu Dhabi $ 519 Egyptair Riyadh $ 535 Egyptair

Europe From Cost in USD Airline Berlin $ 580 Alitalia London $ 585 bmi Paris $ 553 Iberia Rome $ 599 Alitalia Athens $ 437 Egyptair Moscow $ 464 Alitalia Oceania From Cost in USD Airline Sydney $ 2667 Emirates Melbourne $ 2652 Emirates Auckland $ 5405 Kuwait Airways Africa From Cost in USD Airline Cape Town $ 849 Egypt Air Dar es Salaam $ 1187 Emirates Tunis $ 440 Alitalia Casablanca $ 429 Alitalia