Egypt is home to some of the world’s greatest wonders and as such is a huge tourist attraction, it also has good schools and hospitals which a lot of Nigerians patronize. Based on data from Farecompare.com, Tripadvisor.com, Travelstart.com and Expedia.com, these are the prices for round trip flights from Nigeria to Cairo, Egypt. The flights from Nigeria take off from the Murtala Mohammed International airport (MMIA), Lagos and can land at either Jeddah, Riyadh or Madinah These prices were obtained for a round trip flight from Nigeria to Egypt departing on 13th January 2017 and returning on 19th January 2017.
The flight duration is about 5 hours to 8 hours depending on a number of factors such as whether it is a direct non-stop flight or a connecting flight i.e. One stop, two stops or more than two stops. You can get your visa from the Egyptian embassy in Nigeria, The visa requirements for Egypt are listed here.
Asky Airlines – 909,656 Naira
British Airways – 4,504,444 Naira
Egypt Air – 390,036 Naira
Emirates – 981,976 Naira
Ethiopian Airlines – 205,381 Naira
Etihad Airways – 1,485,298 Naira
Lufthansa – 786,500 Naira
Middle East Airlines – 596,242 Naira
Saudi Arabian Airlines – 587,736 Naira
Turkish Airlines – 745,787 Naira
Except otherwise stated, the prices above are for economy flight tickets, Business class and first class flight ticket prices are usually double or more of economy flight ticket prices. The prices in dollars can be obtained by dividing the amount in Naira by the prevailing dollar exchange rate.
The prices in dollars can be obtained by dividing the amount in Naira by the 495 Naira which is the current exchange rate today, for example Saudi Arabian Airlines air fare to Cairo from Nigeria is 587,736 Naira from above, to get the dollar equivalent, simply divide 587,736 Naira by 495 which gives us approximately 1,187 US Dollars.
In the case that the exchange rate changes, to get the correct value in Naira for that day, simply divide the above flight ticket prices by 495 and multiply it by that day’s Naira equivalent of the dollar, i.e. say the exchange rate drops to 300 Naira to 1 Dollar, to get the value in Naira from the example above, multiply the 1,187 US Dollars by 300 to give you the fare in Naira that day which will be 356,203 Naira.
These prices are the best in cheap flights as the booking websites listed above have aggregated prices from different airlines to give you the cheapest options. You can book online for your plane ticket to and from Egypt at Travelstart.com, Farecompare.com, Expedia.com, Tripadvisor.com or other flight booking websites which you can find by searching Google or other search engines.
You can book online and pay using Visacard, Mastercard, Verve card and Interswitch.
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