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
Hurgada: excursión de 1 día a El Cairo en avión, pirámides, esfinge y museo
Hurgada: excursión a El Cairo en avión con Pirámides y Gran Museo Egipcio o Museo Antiguo
De Hurgada a El Cairo: pirámides y museo para primerizos
Vuelo a El Cairo: explora las pirámides y visita opcional a la máscara de Tutankamón
De Hurghada a El Cairo: pirámides y Gran Museo Egipcio en autobús
Excursión de un día a El Cairo: el antiguo Museo Egipcio y las pirámides con almuerzo
El Cairo en Big Bus día completo desde Hurghada (Pirámides-esfinge-Museo Egipcio-Almuerzo)
Hurghada: viaje de un día completo a El Cairo en avión
Desde Hurghada Legacy Trip – Explora las pirámides y el Gran Museo de El Cairo
Desde Hurghada: Gran Museo Egipcio Pirámides El Cairo Excursión de un día
De Hurghada a El Cairo: pirámides y museo para quienes visitan por primera vez
Hurgada: viaje de un día a El Cairo en avión
Other day trips
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.
