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Cairo International Airport in a nutshell
Egypt’s largest airport is situated 19 km north-east of the centre of Cairo.
The airport serves as the main hub for the national airline Egyptair and can be described as modern, particularly Terminals 2 and 3, which are used by Egyptair and other major airlines.
Cairo has good connections to most major cities in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. However, there are also direct flights to Cairo from New York and destinations in the Far East.
For your journey to Egypt’s capital, you can also use the small Sphinx SPX Airport, west of Giza.
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Please note
It is worth noting that at every turn you will be approached by people who claim to want to help you, but always in exchange for a reward.
You should therefore avoid any contact and keep a close eye on your luggage.
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I'm adding an experience if anyone is interested in this regarding transfer within Cairo in case you are only connecting but not flying on one ticket and need to re-check in.
I have not read this anywhere. It is possible to apply for a transit visa for 8-96hrs if you travel with Egypt Air for free.
Further, if you are only connecting in Cairo but need to re-check in, there is no need to pay for a visa. Upon arrival, you need to find the transfer desk where they will arrange for your luggage from the previous flight to be picked up and brought to you. You will then be transferred to the appropriate terminal where you will check in and hand over your luggage at the transfer desk. This means you will not get out of the airport at all. Everything was done quite quickly in about 40 minutes. We travelled from Qatar with Qatar Airways and then with Egypt Air.