Cairo Day Trips from Hurghada
See the Pyramids from your Red Sea holiday, by long coach or a much faster domestic flight from Hurghada.
A Cairo day trip is the most demanding tour on offer from the Red Sea, and the whole decision comes down to road or flight.
Road or flight
By road, Cairo is around five hours from Hurghada each way, so you leave in the small hours and return very late for a compressed few hours at the sights. By flight, a short hop replaces ten to twelve hours of driving, so you land rested and enjoy the day rather than endure it. If you can afford the flight, it is the version worth doing.
What you see
A realistic day covers the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx plus one museum, either the historic Egyptian Museum on Tahrir or the vast new Grand Egyptian Museum with the full Tutankhamun collection. If the Pyramids matter to you, two nights in Cairo beats any day trip. Our Cairo day trip from Hurghada guide has the full comparison.
Top cairo day trips from hurghada
Kairo Mit dem Big Bus ganztägig ab Hurghada (Pyramiden-Sphinx-Ägyptisches Museum-Mittagessen)
Von Hurghada Legacy Trip–Entdecken Sie Kairos Pyramiden & Grand Museum
Von Hurghada aus: Pyramiden und Ägyptisches Museum Tour & Bootsfahrt
Von Hurghada aus: Großes Ägyptisches Museum Pyramiden Kairo Tagesausflug
Kairo und Pyramiden: private Exkursion ab Hurghada, El Gouna, Makadi Bay oder Soma Bay
Kairo Mit dem Big Bus ganztägig ab Hurghada (Pyramiden-Sphinx-Ägyptisches Museum-Mittagessen)
Tour nach Kairo und die Pyramiden ab Hurghada im privaten Fahrzeug
Das Große Ägyptische Museum und die Pyramiden von Gizeh mit Flügen ab Hurghada
Private Day Tour to Cairo with Flights and Lunch from Hurghada
Kairo | Pyramiden von Gizeh & Großes Ägyptisches Museum | Privat | Ab Hurghada
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Frequently asked questions
Can you visit Cairo and the Pyramids from Hurghada in a day?
Yes, by long coach (around five hours each way) or by a much faster domestic flight. Both are long days, and the flight version is far more comfortable and lets you actually enjoy the Pyramids.
Is it better to fly or drive to Cairo from Hurghada?
By flight if you can afford it. The road is five hours each way with a dawn start; a short flight replaces ten to twelve hours of driving, so you arrive rested.
