Search Flights from Cairo to Pyongyang

There are different options to reach the airport from the city center in Cairo, visited by many tourists every year. The services that the hotels usually offer or arrange for you and public transport are the first ones that come to mind.

Airport Transfer

Transfer vehicles that are privately rented from Cairo International Airport and shuttles of the Cairo Airport Shuttle Bus company will pick you up at your requested destination upon your telephone and internet reservation. You can reach the airport from any point of the city by using the shuttles, whose fares are changing according to the region you take it.  

Airport transfers also include London-style taxis, limousines and luxurious midibuses. All you have to do is to make reservations and be at the place where you want the cars to pick you up.

Public Transport

It will be possible to reach the airport with the subway lines passing through Zamalek, Wasat Al-Balad and the Nile's eastern region, which we refer to as the center of Cairo, in a few years, but you can only reach the areas close by at the moment. Al Dock, Opera, Sedat (Tahrir) and Naguib are the metro stations close to the center.

You need to transfer to the Green Line at Attaba station from Yellow Line, which hosts the above mentioned stations.

Even if it does not reach the airport yet, you can get off at the Abbasiye station and complete the 15 kilometers distance by taxi or bus number 111. It is also possible to reach the airport by buses 27, 111, 356 from Tahrir Square where Sedat metro station is located.

Private Vehicle

Although it is a great merit to use private vehicles in Cairo, which is similar to Istanbul with regards to its traffic and size, there may be people who want to reach the airport by private vehicles. To do this, you have to follow the Oroba road, in the east direction, to go to the airport from Zamalek island and Tahrir in the city center.

Oroba route will take you to Airport Road, which will provide you with access to the airport, after 17 kilometers.

Airport Information

The airport, in the Heliopolis area, is the second airport in Africa with regards to passenger traffic. With the completion of the newly constructed terminals, there are also many possibilities offered for those waiting for their flight.

Japanese, Chinese and Korean restaurants representing the Asian lifestyle, world famous fast-food restaurants, coffee shops where you can drink the most famous coffees of the world and pizzerias are waiting for guests at Terminal 1. You can also access health services at the airport, which has a large duty free store.

Among the means of public transportation that you can use to get to Pyongyang city center, 24 kilometers from Pyongyang Sunan Airport are buses, trams, trolleybuses and metro. You can also benefit from car rental and taxi companies if you want to have faster and direct access. Whichever means you use, it will take about 30 minutes to get to the city center from Pyongyang Sunan Airport.

Bus

From Pyongyang Sunan Airport to Pyongyang city center, it is very practical to use buses on your journey. You can arrive in Pyongyang city center in 25-30 minutes with airport buses affiliated with Air Koryo, the main airline serving in Sunan Airport.

Tram

In Pyongyang there are trams that provide transportation between the airport and the city center. There are three tram lines in total: Line 1 (Pyongyang-Mangyongdae), Line 2 (Tosong-Rangrang) and Line 3 (Sopyongyang-Rangrang). If you buy coupon tickets, you can easily get to Sunan Airport in 20-25 minutes.

Metro

It takes only 25 minutes to get to the city center from Sunan Airport thanks to metro which is the most popular public transportation means in Pyongyang. Rapid metro lines from the metro stop at the airport exit lead directly to the city center.

Trolleybus

There are electrical trolley buses that go directly from the trolleybus stops outside Sunan Airport to the city center. It is likely that you will arrive in Pyongyang city center in approximately 25 minutes with these means.

Taxi

You can get to the city center for a reasonable fare by taking one of the Pyongyang taxis at the exit of Sunan Airport terminal. Keep in mind that negotiating with Pyongyang taxi drivers can also be useful.

Car Rental

It is possible to reach Pyongyang city center in 30-32 minutes driving via Sochon and Hasin Streets by car that you can rent from national and international car rental companies located at the terminal of Pyongyang Sunan International Airport.