Cheap flights from New York to Egypt from $339

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Egypt from New York, with most prices found around $739. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Egypt from New York during January instead. Flights to Egypt in January, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $757.

Our data shows that Sunday is the least expensive day to fly to Egypt. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $1,018. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Wednesday because tickets tend to average around $1,103. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Egypt.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Egypt is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as $819. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Egypt, so prices are often more expensive at around $1,143 per ticket.

Fly from Newark to Cairo for the best New York - Egypt flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Egypt from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Egypt for around $882 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Egypt from New York for as low as $844 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to Egypt flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Delta, Egyptair, and SWISS are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Egypt

Egyptair, Turkish Airlines and ITA Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Egypt from New York according to our data. Egyptair is the first choice among our users, with 80% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Egypt. Keep in mind that there are 22 different airlines that fly to Egypt on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 54% of flights between New York and Egypt have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 219 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Friday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Egyptair have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 54% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of September 2026, 1 flights take off from New York and land in Egypt each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 12:00PM, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of September 2026, there are 10 flights per week flying from New York to Egypt. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 20% of flights taking off on this day.