Cheap flights from New York to Cairo from £321

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Cairo from New York, with most prices found around £558. If you don’t want to visit Cairo in February, then you should wait until November to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £588.

According to our data, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly to Cairo from New York. The lowest ticket price found for a Wednesday departure recently was £692. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. The most expensive day to fly to Cairo is Monday, with ticket prices averaging around £1,135.

Flying to Cairo from New York at midday is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as £927 when looking at flights departing at midday. Flights in the morning are often more expensive, with an average ticket price of £944.

Fly from Newark to Cairo for the best New York - Cairo flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cairo from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cairo for around £640 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cairo from New York for as low as £583 on momondo.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between New York to Cairo.

As of May 2026, prices for New York to Cairo flights are approximately 2% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 66% of flights between New York and Cairo have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 224 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Friday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Egyptair have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 66% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between New York and Cairo is 1 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 12:00, with 100% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of May 2026, 10 flights take off from New York and land in Cairo each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 20% of weekly flights taking off on this day.