Air flights

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.

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