Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo
Egypt Air, Etihad Airways and Alitalia have all waived their change and cancellation fees on flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo. Confirm policies on booking site.
Alitalia and Etihad Airways do not allow booking a middle seat on flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo.
The average direct flight takes 3h 20m, covering a distance of 2377 km.
There are 208 (direct) flights between Abu Dhabi and Cairo per week, averaging 29 per day.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets were found on Qatar Airways (AED 342) and Air Arabia Abu Dhabi (AED 437), and the lowest round-trip tickets have been found on Multiple Airlines (AED 610) and Air Arabia Abu Dhabi (AED 804).
Egypt Air (9 times daily), Etihad Airways (6 times daily), Alitalia (3 times daily) are the most frequent flyers on this route.
From Abu Dhabi to Cairo, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Thursday is the most expensive. Flying from Cairo back to Abu Dhabi , the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.
When flying out of Abu Dhabi you will be using Abu Dhabi Intl, often referred to as Abu Dhabi Airport. You will be landing at Cairo, also known as Cairo Airport.
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Pros: "Nothing really, seats were to close to each other and it was a painful flight for 20 hrs"
Cons: "Leg-space between seats specifically when the person in front of you reclines"
Pros: "Comfortable cabin atmosphere"
Cons: "For extra bag their website says $200 per 50 lbs I was charged $250 instead for 50 lbs excess baggage. Food was terrible and coffee served was cold."
Pros: "Crew was excellent"
Cons: "Food could be better and please offer drinks before you serve meals like European air lines."
Pros: "Overall experience was good!"
Cons: "Keep the good work up."
Pros: "The crew were good"
Cons: "Food- eggs were terrible. The touch screens for the movies didn't work properly on either of our seats. Flight took off late, spent a long time taxi'ing. Sound for announcements was very bad"
Pros: "Crews were excellent. Luggage came out very fast. Flight was very comfortable."
Pros: "Entertainment was good. Crew were fine."
Cons: "Food was terrible."
Pros: "Entertainment, vegetarian options for food"
Cons: "Bit more comfortable seat"
Pros: "Everything was good and nice. Had a good time and felt welcomed. Had a really good experience."
Pros: "I liked everything. Plane ride was nice and I felt welcomed. Had a good experience."
Pros: "Qsuite is the best flight experience I've ever had by a long, long way."
Cons: "I didn't like that my Amex was used fraudulently to purchase 3 tickets to a place I would never visit with Ahmed and Mohammed and respectfully request, while I am disputing this with Amex that you credit me the 3 tickets purchased. Thanks!"
Pros: "Flight was fine"
Cons: "Did not serve vegetarian food even after repeated requests"
Pros: "I had a family emergency and couldn’t go. I wasn’t allowed to switch my flight or change it. Lots of money spent with nothing in return. Unfortunte."
Pros: "Faultless as per usual QA flights"
Pros: "Qatar Airlines has amazing service! And they have free internet!"
Cons: "The films are all sensored. And the free internet is only for 30 minutes."
Pros: "Food was great , seats were comfortable and crew was very helpful. Entertainment was more than enough."
Cons: "(1) Was about to miss flight because originally my flight booking was from Benazir International Airport Islamabad but t the time of flight I boarded from a different and new airport in Islamabad which had become operational in Islamabad in the last week of April 2018 . My flight was on 10th May 2018 from Islamabad to Doha to Chicago but neither my online booking site ( Kayak ) not Qatar Airways sent any notification that my Boarding was changed from Banzir International Airport to the newer, bigger airport. Consequently , on the day of flight, I went to check in and board from the Bnazir International Airport but upon reaching the airport I was told that the airport was no more in operation. I was surprised to hear that all flights were to be from the newer airport. By the time I rerouted my taxi to the new airport I was already late for my flight but fortunately the flight from Islamabad to Doha, Qatar was delayed and I made it to the boarding time and flew to Doha , Qatar and then to Chicago."
Pros: "The Crew has been excellent"
Cons: "When I arrived at the Airport in Arusha (JRO) my reserved row 23 aisle seats for the DOH to JFK segment were changed to the (last cabin section row 31); also my aisle seat was changed to a middle seat Food was better from JFK to DOH Entertainment was lacking - movie and TV selection was poor for 20+ hours of flight time"
Pros: "The cabin crew, the cabin crew, the cabin crew. Enough said. They are thoroughly trained and exhibited unparalleled professionalism"
Cons: "Ground/baggage handling in ATL. Bags took 40-50 minutes to show up on carousel. The ground staff at ATL dropped the ball when everything else was going so smoothly"
Pros: "Very kind & friendly crew. Boarding was smooth & flight was comfortable. Food was good considering it's airline food."
Pros: "Great food etc"
Cons: "USD 20 wi fi and you only get 200 MB seems a bit antiquated"
Cons: "Poor service, didn't get to sit with rest of our party, food average, overbooked flight, no room for luggage storage."
Pros: "Boarding and ticket counter crew were good."
Cons: "Business class passengers were not given a priority.The food was mediocre and didn't compare to other airlines. The crew was impolite and attend to passenger's needs. Local American airlines pay more attention to passengers even in economy class. Will not recommend traveling from Mumbai to Doha via Qatar airways."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Hi I travelled on 7/16 from Philadelphia to Cairo through the Jordanian airline . Unfortunately the luggages didn't reach to Cairo airport with me . 3 days later they told me that the luggages in Jordan and I have to travel from Alexandria city to Cairo to receive my luggages . When I went their , I found my luggages were opened and missing much items . I made reports on the airport. The employees in the airport they wondered why the opened the selling box , and the box looks empty. The weight for this box was 32 kilograms in the time of shipping. And I paid $400 for extra weight . But when I received it was like 20 kilograms. Plus I paid $350 for Qater airline for shipping 3 luggage . That's means I paid $750 for shipping 3 luggages and I received it looks empty . I need refund for all shipping and $5000 for damages items , or I will complain this airlines through the American court . Thank you"
Pros: "The personnel are what makes the airline so special. Everyone of them was so nice and so attentive to our needs. Great experience overall."
Cons: "So the seats while comfy are not as nice as the seats now on the reframed United Polaris and Delta and Air France in their newer planes."
Pros: "Service outstanding"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Friendly crew, good entertainment options"
Cons: "Nearly empty flight and twice got assigned seat in very front with screaming child. Going had to move to nonreclining seat after 1st 12 hour flight. Assigned last seat in plane going even though short layover - had to run after 12 hours on plane since got last bus to terminal and waited, waited, waited for final passengers, not fun. Way back flight changed and no accomodation made (a lounge, room, anything) for 7.5 hour layover "you'll just have to hang in there" in middle of night even though others on my tour with same issue in dubai got a room included. With added stress of going through qatar which i booked because of longer layover so wouldnt miss connection just before political decree announced, i will do anything to avoid qatar again despite the very friendly crew. And having to wrap my camera equipment to check it, get extra insurance, such a pain."
Cons: "The airport did not have air conditioning, which was very annoying given the temperature outside was 30C."
Cons: "I was seated between two overweight/obese passengers and as such was very uncomfortable throughout the long-haul flight. There was very little room to move as their body habitus spilt over onto my seating area and occupied the arm space. There needs to be serious consideration to make it mandatory for overweight/obese passengers to purchase two seats to accommodate their size."
Pros: "/Comfort"
Cons: "price"
Pros: "Vegetarian food options"
Pros: "Considering how long it was, not much could have been better. It wasn't too crowded, so the seat next to me was free, which made getting some sleep easier."
Pros: "Amicable staff"
Cons: "Baggage was damaged. They seemed to be running low on vegetarian food (despite having selected so online) - I was compensated never the less."
Cons: "A lot of plains departing from gates grouped together and we had to sit on the floor while wainting to board after we have been travelling for 18 hours. Obviously with no crowd control boarding was a mess."
Pros: "Free upgrade"
Pros: "Food was good."
Cons: "I didn't appreciate the fact that Qatar opened so late at the Abu Dhabi airport, nor did I appreciate that the woman who printed out my boarding pass royally screwed up and printed gate 8 , when in fact it was gate 3. That was total BS. Supposing I missed my flight due to her negligence ??"
Pros: "From start to finish the whole process with Qatar Airways was smooth and excellent."
Pros: "Everything was quite nice. The TV screens were working for all the seats! Though I did not give my meal preference earlier, they still accommodated my request. Doha airport is quite nice and modern. Crew was helpful."
Cons: "I wish Quatar had a direct flight between Chicago and Indian cities such as Delhi and Mumbai. I can understand that Doha is their hub, but such a flights would be really good for me as I always want to reduce my layovers. (I noticed that most travelers in my Delhi to Doha and Doha to Chicago flights were Indians, hence my request makes sense.)"
Pros: "Food was good"
Cons: "The crew did not respond to call lights. No Wi-Fi on such a long flight."
Cons: "Cabin temperature in my section was slight hot and was uncomfortable until we complained to the supervisor. Steward spilt food on the floor next to our seat"
Pros: "Almost nothing"
Cons: "Price"
Pros: "Food and drink options. Courteous."
Cons: "Smells from others"
Cons: "All the services and the airport"
Cons: "1-one hour delay in departure. Although pilot tries his best to reduce the delay time but still lost our connection flight. it is known that the whole operation is complex but still believe that effective cooperation by flight crew, ground personnel and others could result in a better outcome. the hotel chosen by the office at airport was not satisfactory. Qatar Airways customers deserve better treatment."
Pros: "The food and seats were very comfy."
Cons: "One of the crew member took his food trolley over my food and did not even apologize.i found them rude"
Pros: "Pleasant staff and airplane."
Cons: "Nothing in particular."
Pros: "The crew was great, and the food was fine for a short flight. It wasn't great, but appreciated."
Cons: "When I booked, I chose my seats, but then they got changed. I was able to get an acceptable change, but was almost put in a situation where i would not have been comfortable."
Cons: "Neither departure terminal nor gate was displaying in the application even while refreshing it continuously. The information was available in schiphol airport website 3.5 hours before take-off time."
Cons: "Food wasn’t that good and there could have been better entertainment options (more movies, TV shows). Internet was terrible."
Pros: "Stuff was professional"
Cons: "Great"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Our flight got delayed for 3 hours and they where ri rude to us"
Cons: "Im still not st my destination due to delays of the airline"
Pros: "Lenient on the luggage allowance but human relations need to"
Cons: "Everything"
Pros: "The plane was overbooked"
Cons: "I don’t think with airline like you could do something."
Pros: "Perfect"
Cons: "Perfect"
Cons: "The boarding time was delayed. The boarding process could have be more streamlined."
Pros: "yes"
Pros: "they were friendly and amazing"
Cons: "Very old planes. Poor cleanliness"
Cons: "Being on time could’ve been better"
Pros: "On time"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "Bathrooms dirty"
Pros: "Quick check in"
Cons: "Chairs legs do not extend enough"
Pros: "Once on board fine..."
Cons: "Having to pass three security checks, nothing rude, but over the top."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Careless"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Everything"
Cons: "TV screens were blurry and not working."
Pros: "Being done."
Cons: "Being thirsty."
Pros: "Simplicity"
Cons: "Long waiting time"
Pros: "Nothing"
Pros: "Good seats reasonable service and chk in was easy , food is excellent."
Cons: "Very noisy ."
Pros: "Everything worked as advertised."
Cons: "Nothing .. everything worked just fine."
Pros: "Boarding was quick although about 10 min. late. We did arrive on time. I was surprised to get breakfast which wasn’t bad at all."
Pros: "Fair was inexpensive."
Cons: "Too many security checks"
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "The plane was so hot and the stewardess were rude and impatient."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Delay 2 hours"
Cons: "why do you have 3 people in 1 row and zero in another?"
Pros: "Same"
Cons: "Same"
Pros: "Awesome"
Pros: "The sound and picture resolution of the tv is very poor"
Pros: "Do African airlines always have to be late. Poor communication"
Cons: "Being late with poor communication. You have all our details. Speak to us"
Pros: "Services"
Cons: "Allowed only one bag and charged $120 for second bag. I thought we are allowed two bags"
Pros: "On time departure and no problems."
Pros: "In-seat entertainment; very little turbulence experienced"
Cons: "Delayed take-off by more than half an hour"
Pros: "flights were delayed both ways"
Pros: "No problems. As could be expected. Would do again."
Pros: "The staff were so helpful and nice. The plane was smooth and clean."
Cons: "Nada"
Cons: "Wasnt direct"
Pros: "Overall was good"
Cons: "Boarding time is too long and the security check point is slow"
Cons: "It was cancelled. Spent 6 extra travel hours. Spent 3 days trying to rebook (ultimately successful)"
Pros: "עמידה בזמנים צוות מקצועי ויודע לפנק ונותן הרגשה טובה"
Pros: "exceptionally efficient"
Pros: "Set hosboliblity"
Cons: "Flihgt not on time lite about 25 m"
Pros: "nothing"
Cons: "12 hours of delay without any kind of comensation"
Pros: "Food"
Cons: "No entertainment system was working"
Pros: "Flight price and time"
Cons: "There was no choice for dinner. It was only a fait accompli that eating from one category remained. When I refused, they did not respond to my request to replace the food. I refused to eat it. The host did not agree to replace the food,"
Cons: "There was no complimentary toothbrush, and socks to wear like other international flights. To disembark from plane you have to go down stairs, which is not easy for seniors. And the same to board in the plane."
Pros: "Nothing."
Cons: "Too little space for carry on compartments. Seats are too tight and tiny, very uncomfortable, staff not interacting or smiling, food was disgusting and tasteless, the aircraft seemed old and was so incredibly noisy the whole trip, and the ventilation was too bad the smell was just old and rusty."
Pros: "I was impressed they gave us a full meal for only a 3.5 hr fought"
Cons: "Crew was a little rude"
Pros: "Transiet time"
Cons: "Food"
Cons: "Warm beer"
Pros: "Handled disruptive customers well"
Cons: "Boarding and departure were late, food was terrible"
Pros: "Overall its very k"
Cons: "Flight EY 653 screen touch sensitivity wad very bad"
Pros: "MUTTON WAS EXCELLENT"
Cons: "SAME MOVIES BOTH FLIGHTS"
Pros: "Nice crew. I'm a frequent flyer and my journey from Abu Dhabi to Cairo, the crew was very nice . (a preference for my first trip of the day though ;)) Everything was very good, except for the screen: on both planes I used this day, it didn't work but it was exceptional in experience. Free champagne! :p"
Cons: "Everything was very good except for the screen: On both planes that I used this day, it didn't work but it was exceptional in experience. The flight from Abu Dhabi to Cairo, no choice of food due to limited and badly anticipated quantities."
Cons: "I have checked my baggage allowance for this trip when I first paid and it was 2 checked in bags. However, I had to pay additional 185 Euros for adding my second checked in bag."
Cons: "A bag was lost at Ahmedabad airport."
Pros: "Crew were awesome, food was amazing"
Cons: "There was no organization for boarding!! My chicken was like a piece of tire with no flavor!"
Cons: "Old plane, old movie lineup, tight seating, overcrowded"
Pros: "Comfortable"
Pros: "All were very friendly: at the airport and in the plane. Good food. We were well informed and in time!!!"
Cons: "Aircraft"
Pros: "مجال الكراسى"
Cons: "المضيفين"
Cons: "Seat was too tight. No foot rest"
Pros: "Everything was perfect...seats crew food accuracy"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "In time"
Cons: "Crew not helpful . Same with food not enough ):"
Pros: "The food and the entertainment."
Cons: "The information desk had a terrible attitude towards me - the customer, and when I tried to explain to them how disrespectful they were being they continued to disrespect me once again. Also, the worker at the counter was lazy and wouldn't do his required job. Also, the new update towards the tv makes it harder for me to pause the movie I am watching or to finish the movie altogether."
Pros: "Good"
Pros: "All aspects"
Cons: "Everything. They are excrllent."
Cons: "The food was horrible"
Cons: "Boarding process"
Pros: "I have been upgraded to business class which was something cool, doesn't happen a lot. The check in was really fast , and the man giving the boarding passes was really, nice"
Cons: "The crew in the business class, were NOT up to the standards. Whenever I ask about something, they say ... I will come back, Yes they come, but after a while. When serving the food, they gave me the main course, without bringing the salad or appetizer, they didn't ask to bring or not, and I thought that it goes without mentioning to bring them. After finishing the main course, she asked if I finished, so I said yes, she took the whole tray, without asking or bringing the desert, which is again strange. before landing , I wanted to take a medicine, so asked for water, but they said to me we started to descent, and they didn't bring me water except after saying I needed this for taking medicine"
Cons: "Child screaming for 12 hours straight. No action taken to resolve."
Cons: "No dedicated bus or transport for first or business passengers!"
Cons: "Luggage claim process"
Pros: "Services n hospitality"
Cons: "Washroom maintenance can be better."
Pros: "Service Seats Flight attendants"
Pros: "On time / shedule ahead departure or arrival."
Cons: "Seating arrangement."
Cons: "Middle Seat"
Pros: "Ethihad is simply amazing. Best airways."
Cons: "I would have preferred A380 for the trip"
Pros: "Very comfartable"
Cons: "Internet acess is to expensive"
Cons: "I've never heard of double booking an assigned seat! Don't ever fly with etihad, not worth it!!!!!"
Pros: "Na"
Cons: "Na"
Cons: "The crew seemed to be new or something else happened but they ran out of food to serve, so they handed out bread rolls and soft drinks which then sat on our trays for the majority of the flight."
Pros: "I did receive my bag, even I reserve business class."
Cons: "I did receive my bag, even I reserve business class."
Cons: "Major delay in boarding. Then we had to stop at Mumbai for hours. No clear explanation was made. They didn't provide us wifi, we couldn't reach our families to let them know."
Cons: "All ok"
Cons: "Wheelchair facility should be prompt. we had to wait for an hour to get it.. Also it is not that spacious.."
Pros: "nice plane"
Cons: "The gate was closed. people sitting on floor"
Cons: "16 hours flights is too tough for me."
Cons: "Na"
Cons: ".."
Airlines flying from Abu Dhabi to Cairo have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travellers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from Abu Dhabi to Cairo