Cairo from the Red Sea
A Cairo day trip from Hurghada costs from $50 by bus to $273 by plane on the listings here. All three flight trips add a museum to the Pyramids of Giza, two name lunch, and two are listed at 16 to 17 hours; the bus and van trips are listed simply as one day. Two more go from Sharm El Sheikh, and one, private, from Eilat. All ten take you into Cairo from the coast, for anyone staying on the Red Sea who wants the pyramids in a day.
Quick answer
The short answer. By plane, the Cairo day trip from Hurghada with the strongest record is the $267 trip: 4.9 on 4,065 reviews, pyramids, Sphinx, a museum and lunch. By bus, the $50 trip has 1,487 reviews at 4.8 and is built for first-time visitors.
Every trip, current fare
Ten trips, cheapest first. Trips listed only as “1 day” have no cost per hour. The 7-review rating carries its count.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurghada to Cairo: Pyramids & Museum for First-Time VisitorsBeginner-friendly for first-time visitors | 1 day | $50 | Day trip by bus from Hurghada | — | 4.8 · 1,487 |
| Hurghada: Cairo Day Trip with Pyramids, Museum & Quad BikeMuseum or 30-minute quad bike | 1 day | $59 | Air-conditioned van from Hurghada | — | 4.8 · 66 |
| From Hurghada: Hidden Cairo , Pyramids & Cave ChurchFrom Hurghada, full day | 1 day | $85 | Great Pyramids of Giza | — | 5.0 · 29 |
| Sharm El Sheikh: One Day Trip to Cairo, Pyramids, Sphinx & GEM by BusGrand Egyptian Museum or Antiquities | 1 day | $90 | From Sharm by bus | — | 4.9 · 1,410 |
| From Hurghada: Pyramids and Egyptian Museum Tour & Boat RidePyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum | 16 h | $100 | From Hurghada, guided day | $6.25 | 4.5 · 546 |
| Hurghada: Full-Day Trip to Cairo by PlaneYour choice of museum | 1 day | $245 | Flight from Hurghada | — | 4.8 · 538 |
| Hurghada: Cairo Day Trip by Flight, Pyramids, Sphinx & MuseumGrand or Old Egyptian Museum | 16 - 17 h | $267 | Flight from Hurghada | — | 4.9 · 4,065 |
| Hurghada Cairo flight: pyramids, kings mummies museum or GEMFlight from Hurghada | 16 h | $273 | Royal Mummies Hall included | $17.06 | 4.9 · 234 |
| Sharm El Sheikh:Cairo Day Trip by Flight,Pyramids&GEM MuseumGrand Egyptian Museum or ancient Museum | 16 - 18 h | $318 | Flight from Sharm El Sheikh | — | 4.9 · 571 |
| From Eilat: Cairo Private 1-Day TourPyramids, Egyptian Museum, Sphinx | 1 day | $433 | Private tour from Eilat | — | 5.0 · 7 |
By plane
Same pyramids, different museums.
$267 — pyramids, Sphinx and a museum, 16 to 17 hours. You fly from Hurghada to Cairo, see the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, then the Grand Egyptian Museum or the older Egyptian Museum, with lunch looking at the pyramids. 4.9 on 4,065 reviews — the most reviewed trip on this page by a wide margin.
$245 — full day by plane. The lowest price for a Cairo day trip from Hurghada by flight. The Giza pyramids, the Sphinx, your choice of museum and lunch, on what the listing calls a carefully planned schedule. 4.8 on 538 reviews.
$273 — pyramids and the Royal Mummies Hall, 16 hours. The Pyramids of Giza, then the Grand Egyptian Museum or the Egyptian Civilization Museum, and the Royal Mummies Hall, which no other listing here names. Lunch is not in the description. 4.9 on 234 reviews.
By road
$50 — by bus, for first-time visitors. The cheapest Cairo day trip from Hurghada, and the listing says it is designed for people visiting Egypt for the first time. The title names the pyramids and a museum; the description gives no more detail. 4.8 on 1,487 reviews.
$59 — by air-conditioned van. The Giza pyramids and the Sphinx, then either the Grand Egyptian Museum or a 30-minute quad bike ride. 4.8 on 66 reviews.
Two more from Hurghada, transport not stated. $100 is a guided 16-hour day with the pyramids, the Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum, 4.5 on 546 reviews; its title mentions a boat ride that the description does not. $85 starts with the Great Pyramids of Giza and the title adds the Cave Church; 5.0 on 29 reviews. More on coach trips is on the bus page.
Book direct
Six of the ten: three flights from Hurghada, the cheapest bus, and both trips from Sharm.
★ 4.9 · 4,065 reviews
★ 4.8 · 1,487 reviews
★ 4.8 · 538 reviews
★ 4.9 · 234 reviews
★ 4.9 · 571 reviews
★ 4.9 · 1,410 reviews
Plane or bus
The plane costs about five times the bus. The cheapest flight from Hurghada is $245; the cheapest bus is $50. From Sharm it is $318 against $90.
The time is harder to compare. The flight trips give hours: 16 to 17, 16, and 16 to 18 from Sharm. The bus and van trips only say one day, so the listings do not let you set the two side by side in hours.
What stays the same. Either way you get the pyramids and, on most listings, a museum. What the flight trips add, on these descriptions, is lunch named on two of three, and the Royal Mummies Hall on one.
From Sharm and Eilat
$318 — by plane, 16 to 18 hours. Fly from Sharm El Sheikh to Cairo for the Grand Egyptian Museum or the older museum, the Pyramids of Giza and lunch. 4.9 on 571 reviews.
$90 — by bus. From Sharm to Cairo for the day: the Grand Egyptian Museum or the Museum of Antiquities, the pyramids and lunch. 4.9 on 1,410 reviews.
$433 — private, from Eilat. Hotel pickup in Eilat, transport, lunch and an English-speaking guide for the Pyramids of Giza, the Egyptian Museum and the Sphinx. Rated 5.0 on 7 reviews, too few to compare.
Choosing
Six situations, one answer each, from the ten listings above.
By plane, 4,065 reviews at 4.9, lunch with a pyramid view.
By bus, for first-time visitors, 1,487 reviews at 4.8.
Pyramids, Sphinx, your choice of museum and lunch.
The only listing here that names the Royal Mummies Hall.
By bus with lunch; by plane it is $318.
A 30-minute ride instead of the museum, by van.
Is it worth it
The ratings are high on every trip with hundreds of reviews. Seven of the ten have more than 200, and all seven sit between 4.5 and 4.9; the three flights from Hurghada score 4.8 to 4.9. Between them the ten carry 8,953 reviews, 4,065 on one listing. Of the seven Hurghada to Cairo day trips, the one with the fewest reviews has 29.
Per hour, where hours are given. The $267 flight is about $16.69 an hour on its shorter figure, the Royal Mummies flight about $17.06, and the 16-hour guided trip at $100 about $6.25.
Our read of the numbers. If the budget allows, the most reviewed flight is the Cairo day trip from Hurghada with the most evidence; if not, the $50 bus has the next most reviews from Hurghada. What you see once in Cairo is compared on the pyramids and museum page.
Guided tours and day trips in Cairo sit in six price bands on the homepage, from the pyramids at half a day to multi-day packages.
See all 65 tours compared→Common questions
From $50 by bus to $273 by plane. The three flight trips cost $245 to $273; the four Hurghada trips without a flight cost $50 to $100. The listings do not say whether a price is per person, so check before you book.
Not among these ten: every one is a single day. The Hurghada to Cairo 2 day tour people search for is not on this site; the 2-day packages here start in Cairo itself and are on the multi-day page.
On the numbers, the 16-to-17-hour trip at $267: 4.9 on 4,065 reviews, with the pyramids, the Sphinx, a museum and lunch with a view of the pyramids.
Yes, two ways: by plane at $318 (16 to 18 hours, 4.9 on 571 reviews) or by bus at $90 (4.9 on 1,410 reviews). Both include a museum, the pyramids and lunch.
Lunch is named in the descriptions of the $267 and $245 flights from Hurghada, both trips from Sharm and the private trip from Eilat. The other descriptions do not mention it.
Most listings say “or”: the Grand Egyptian Museum or the older Egyptian Museum, or your choice of museum. The $273 flight is the only one here that names the Royal Mummies Hall.
One: $433 for a day, with hotel pickup in Eilat, transport, lunch and an English-speaking guide. It is rated 5.0 on 7 reviews.
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Cairo: Pyramids & Great Sphinx Private Tour with Camel Ride
★ 4.9 · 7,942 reviews · 4 - 8 hours