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$696 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Cairo

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Cheapest return fare
$1,245
Typical prices: $1,261-$2,320
China Eastern
Wed 25/3Mon 13/4
MEL - CAI • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
$696
Typical prices: $722-$1,347
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Wed 15/4
MEL - CAI • 3 stops
When to book
4 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travellers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 17% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Cairo (MEL-CAI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Melbourne to Cairo that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Melbourne to Cairo

Wed, 25 Mar - Mon, 13 Apr
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12:00 - 07:30
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28h 30m
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13:30 - 09:00
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35h 30m
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$1,245China Eastern
Mon, 11 May - Fri, 22 May
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11:00 - 09:00
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29h 00m
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14:30 - 09:00
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35h 30m
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$1,252China Eastern
Tue, 7 Apr - Sat, 25 Apr
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11:00 - 08:00
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29h 00m
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14:30 - 09:00
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35h 30m
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$1,267China Eastern
Fri, 29 May - Wed, 17 Jun
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11:00 - 09:00
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29h 00m
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14:30 - 09:00
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35h 30m
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$1,279China Eastern
Tue, 7 Apr - Sat, 25 Apr
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11:00 - 08:00
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29h 00m
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14:30 - 09:00
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35h 30m
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$1,302China Eastern
Wed, 18 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
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22:40 - 03:40
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38h 00m
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37h 15m
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$1,324Multiple Airlines
Wed, 18 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
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22:40 - 03:40
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CAI
38h 00m
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10:15 - 08:30
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37h 15m
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$1,326Multiple Airlines
Sun, 10 May - Sun, 24 May
China Eastern Logo
11:00 - 09:00
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29h 00m
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14:30 - 12:40
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39h 10m
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$1,342China Eastern
Wed, 1 Apr - Tue, 14 Apr
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$1,393China Eastern
Sat, 28 Feb - Sat, 7 Mar
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36h 00m
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$1,394China Eastern
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to Cairo flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Melbourne to Cairo to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Melbourne Airport to Cairo?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Melbourne Airport to Cairo departing in March.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to Cairo?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo is July, where tickets cost $1,330 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,309 and $2,074 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne Airport to Cairo?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairo, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Melbourne Airport to Cairo, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$696
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (24% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Melbourne to Cairo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to Cairo based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Melbourne to Cairo flights

  • Are direct flights available between Melbourne and Cairo?

    Unfortunately, it is not possible to fly direct from Melbourne Airport to Cairo Airport. When you book flights with airlines such as Qatar Airways, Etihad or Egypt Air, you will usually make one layover in the United Arab Emirates on your way to Cairo. When you book with other airlines, including Oman Air, Qantas Air or Lufthansa, you will usually have to make two stops on route.

  • Is transport available from Cairo Airport?

    There are a number of convenient transport options for passengers arriving at Cairo Airport. Buses depart regularly from outside Terminal 1, and passengers can select bus line 111 or 381 to connect with Cairo city centre. Bus rides to the city usually take around 50-75min and cost approximately 110 EGP (9 AUD). For arrivals landing at Terminals 2 and 3, a free shuttle bus is available to take you to the bus stops at Terminal 1. Taxis are also available outside the airport terminals; a taxi to the city centre takes around 30min and costs roughly 60 EGP (5 AUD).

  • Are there hotels available at Cairo Airport?

    Onsite accommodation is available at Cairo Airport. Passengers can book rooms at Le Meridien Cairo Airport, which is connected to Terminal 3. You can also choose to stay at nearby hotels, such as the Novotel Cairo Airport or the Le Passage Cairo Hotel & Casino, which are both located just a short walk from the airport terminals.

  • What’s the carry-on luggage limit for flights to Cairo?

    If you’re flying economy class with Jetstar or Qantas, then you’re generally allowed two pieces of carry-on luggage, such as a small suitcase and a handbag. Their combined weight can’t exceed 7 kg. Business- or first-class flights with Emirates or Singapore Airlines also allow two items, but each can weigh up to 7 kg for a combined total of 14 kg.

  • Where do stopovers between Melbourne and Cairo stop?

    Although there aren’t any direct flights to Cairo, there are plenty with one or two stopovers.

  • Are there any holidays that can affect flights to Cairo?

    A few holidays may impact flight availability and ticket prices to Cairo. The main ones include Ramadan (late March to late April), Eid (late April), Islamic New Year (early June) and Mawlid (mid-September to mid-October). If you’re flying during those times, it’s recommended to book well in advance.

  • Can I bring my pet with me on my flight to Cairo?

    Generally speaking, most flights to Cairo allow passengers to bring pets. They can travel in the cabin or as checked luggage or air cargo. However, pets need a microchip, a rabies vaccination at least 30 days before your departure and a veterinary certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian. Due to these requirements, it’s recommended to contact your airline for further information.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Melbourne Airport to Cairo?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Airport to Cairo was $696 for a one-way ticket and $1,245 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Melbourne to Cairo?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to Cairo?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Melbourne and Cairo, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular stopover when flying to Cairo from Melbourne?

    Abu Dhabi is the most popular stopover city among KAYAK users travelling from Melbourne to Cairo.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Melbourne to Cairo, Emirates or Oman Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to Cairo are Emirates and Oman Air. With an average price for the route of $2,673 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Oman Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,923 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne to Cairo?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Melbourne to Cairo.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Melbourne to Cairo?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cairo from Melbourne is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Melbourne to Cairo?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Cairo with an airline and back to Melbourne with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Melbourne to Cairo?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cairo from Melbourne up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Melbourne Airport to Cairo

  • Both long- and short-stay parking is located conveniently close to Terminals 1, 2 and 3 at Melbourne Airport (MEL). Spaces can be booked in advance or selected on arrival; all car parks are just a short walk from the terminals.
  • Currency exchange offices and international banks are available at Cairo Airport (CAI). Passengers arriving here can use the banks situated in the Arrivals Hall in Terminals 1 and 3.
  • A children’s play area is available at Melbourne Airport and is located inside Terminal 2 Departures Area, near Gate 15B.
  • If you’re travelling from Melbourne to Cairo with small children, note that Egypt doesn’t currently have any specific laws requiring child car seats or seat belts. However, it’s recommended to continue using your own child’s car seat or booster.
  • Melbourne Airport (MEL), also known as Tullamarine Airport, is the main hub for Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia. Cairo International Airport (CAI) is the main hub for EgyptAir and Nile Air.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Melbourne to Cairo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to Cairo. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Oman AirOverall score based on 114 reviews
8.2Crew
7.6Entertainment
7.6Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
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You guys need to check with your sub contractors. I had a confirmation email from airfare I don’t know then when I reach at the airport the check in offer did not see the ticket in the system. I had to issue another ticket at double the normal rate because I had to travel on the same day.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Sept 2025
DXB - MCT
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You guys need to check with your sub contractors. I had a confirmation email from airfare I don’t know then when I reach at the airport the check in offer did not see the ticket in the system. I had to issue another ticket at double the normal rate because I had to travel on the same day.

Joyful and pleasant. Food is amazing staff are so welcoming seats are comfortable. I would like to thank Shahrazad for her amazing service,

The seat was uncomfortable for me, less leg space and a tight space.

Very good - could have been more proactive asking for drinks as only got one all flight offered.

If you fly more often with Oman on the same route, you will realize the offered food is always the same. Quality of food is good, however, it is getting boring to know there is a soup or salad with goat cheese as starten and maincourse there is lamb, fish or vegetarian pasta. Pasta is always nice.

Man to Muscat the staff were poor. Missed bringing drinks to me & ran out of Beer. I didn't get a drink. Muscat to BKK staff excellent, food ok, and I was offered a drink.

Really a nice flight. , very comfortable seats and leg space.

Oman Air is on the relation Muscat-Salalah without any serious competition and that's to feel same as the metall bars of your seat in your backside after this flight. Don't expect anything other than being brought from A to B and you won't be disappointed

Everything was great in the business class. Seats 1A and 1C wouldn't recline properly. If i stood up then it did recline, even when the crew checked it he made me stand up recline it all the way and then he said "ok now you can sit" i just laughed it off.

We missed our connection due to technical issues with the plane. We were stuck in Oman Airport for 5 hours, had to overnight there, got rerouted to London, were denied boarding on the plane, were then seated separately (as a family of 5), did not receive any notification of our luggage being in London, were denied boarding for the AA flight to Chicago, and then all seated separately again. Finally our luggage was lost. Worst experience ever. Will never fly on this airline again

Very old business class seats, not fully flat, angled with a bar sticking in your back; seats old and apparently never cleaned, no mattress topper either, not the standard expected in J (also in awful 2-2-2 layout)! Ancient entertainment system of the pop-out type with tiny, old screen. Staff are OK but not proactive, need to be solicited, and of limited English skills, but they do try. Food and beverage options very limited (go for Chinese selection as their Western food is atrocious), no menu given and no dine-on-demand option. All in all, only choose if at a significant discount.

Definitely not top-of-the-range business class, but the A350 is certainly better than their other planes which feature an even older business class. Food/drink offerings are very limited and not up to business class standard, but OK. Staff are keen to help and friendly enough, although poor English language skills. Boarding experience in Rome was poor due to rude Italian staff at gate, but this is not the airline's fault. Onboard entertainment options are mediocre and limited. Sichuan Air is only wort it when obtained at low price and if you basically only want to sleep/rest and bring your own entertainment.

Not sure who to "blame" but I booked the ticket from SiChuan airline overseas. On the day of flight at the airport, I learnt that our passport information was not entered into the system. I was told by the SiChuan airline that this is not the first time that ticket booked overseas missing ID information. Since airport ticket counter does not have authority to add ID information, we have to call SiChuan airline customer service, Luckily, we arrived at the airport early enough to handle this and SiChuan airline customer service has been very helpful.

Dad experience when you check in in chenddu airport , service need to improve

Not good experience when you checkin in China, service need to prove

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar/Indigo may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

Nice airline. I was in a really weird seat which had extra leg room, but no basket or stowage. And the people next to me were pretty noisy during the flight, so it was hard to rest. I wish staff came around to pick up trash more often as I had no where to put it except my lap or the floor.

Friendly and discreet staff. Could have done with a few more offers of water/snacks overnight. Movie and tv selection notably poor. Seats not especially comfortable

All great, because I was given a seat with extra legroom on this part of my trip.

I wish I knew in advance that the connecting flight was by indigo air

It was little disheartening and disappointing. Although flight staff did a good job. But customer service didn’t do anything to resolve my issue.

Awesome hospitality, awesome staff, awesome food & awesome travel time. Thanks

The check-in and crew staff were wonderful. The food was reasonable. The online side Qatar was very poor. Seats were very tight and not very comfortable for a 14 hour flight!

Awful plane to Tashkent. Not even possible to sleep. In business class does not even recline fully

From the start of my vacation at Logan Airport, Boston it was chaotic. I'm praying my flight home is better .I'm grateful that we landed safe

The flight was over 1 hour late taking off ,when I arrived in Abu Dhabi ,I missed my connecting flight to Bangkok so I had to wait almost 6 hours for my flight arriving in Bangkok at 6:30 am ,So I missed a whole day of my vacation and my hotel room sat empty so I paid for hotel days that I was not there. In Abu Dhabi there was a woman that worked the desk at transfers that was so professional, courteous , helpful,and may I say absolutely beautiful .she got me food vouchers for my layover and was a very calming presence. Besides that I will never use Etihad again I will pay the Xtra money . I'm sure they won't read or see this but it's my "2 cents" I'll use an airline that respects me and my hard earned dollars

Nice crew , clean cabin , food was delayed due to problem with the quantity .

Kayak and Aran grant issuing business class tickets without lounge access and sometimes 1 or 2 connections in economy class. It’s very disappointing to find out that after buying the ticket. Never buy tickets on kayak and Aran grant again

There was not any issues with the Etihad Airways. Staff was excellent and I love the variety of movies and games that they provided.

It was fantastic. The flight from Chicago to Abu Dahbi was fantastic. The crew, food and service were amazing. Everything was handled by the crew member assigned to us , Nicholas, was usually done before we asked for it. Highly recommend Etihad!

It was an old plane with seats not comfortable and with little space for the legs. I must say that the previous flight I had was amazing on a very comfortable new plane

I paid 44 $ for seat upgrade (22D) and my seat was stack in high position for all the 6 hours of flight. I don't recommend the upgrade. I am looking to get my upgrade payment back

Crew was amazing as usual. Very comfortable for a 13hour flight. Check in at ATL was terrible. Ticket counter charged me $200 for a small bag. Apparently Kayak sold me a zero luggage ticket. No carry on no checked. So the check in desk charged me a bullshit $200 dollar fee for a small gym bag weighing less than 20lbs. In true 3rd party ticket buying. This will turn into a finger pointing process between Kayak and Etihad. Now I'm going to have to ship my bag back in the mail a day ahead of my return flight.

The flight from Abu Dabhi to Bangalore was terrible. The plane was an order model with no onboard entertainment. The beverage selection were very limited.

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers. A BIG ISSUE FOR NON-CHINESE PASSENGERS IS THE ABILITY TO CHECK IN ONLINE, by making so difficult or almost impossible there is no chance to get a seat assignment ahead of time then go to the airport and get what is left. THIS IS NOT a SKY TEAM modality.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

The only personel that smiled at all were the flights attendants. Desk agents, lounge people none of them had a smile or even a hello. They were like dealing with dead fish. Again flight attendants were good. All other personnel looked like they didn’t want to be there or help.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

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