Accra ⇄ Cairo · Nonstop with EgyptAir · Four times a week
In 1957 Kwame Nkrumah married Fathia Rizk, a young woman from Cairo, the day before she first set foot in Ghana. She became Ghana's first lady, and the friendship between Nkrumah and Egypt's president Nasser shaped African politics for a decade. Today EgyptAir flies nonstop from Accra to Cairo four times a week, and the city is the gateway to the pyramids, the new Grand Egyptian Museum, the mosques of Islamic Cairo and the temples of Luxor. Here are the flights, the visa rule that catches Ghanaians out, and Cairo as it really is: magnificent, chaotic and full of touts.
Egypt is two hours ahead of Ghana in winter and three in summer, when Egypt uses daylight saving time.
| Route | Airline | Frequency | Flight time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonstop | EgyptAir | 4 a week | about 5 h 45 | Departs Accra around midday. Full timetable on the EgyptAir page. |
| Via Addis Ababa | Ethiopian Airlines | daily | about 5 h 45 + 3 h 30 | Useful on days EgyptAir does not fly. |
| Via Casablanca | Royal Air Maroc | several a week | about 4 h 30 + 5 h | A long way round; check the fares. |
| Via Istanbul | Turkish Airlines | about daily | about 7 h + 2 h | Many onward flights to Cairo a day. |
Why EgyptAir matters
EgyptAir's Cairo hub also connects Ghanaians onward to Jeddah and Medina for Umrah, to the Gulf, to Europe and to Asia. Remember that changing planes in Cairo without entering Egypt needs no visa, but stopping over does.
Local time in both cities, the weather at this moment, and a converter between cedis, Egyptian pounds and the main currencies.
Say it in Egyptian Arabic
English is spoken in hotels and at the big sights. Egyptian Arabic, the most widely understood Arabic dialect thanks to Egyptian film, goes much further.
Key facts
Kwame Nkrumah wanted a wife from North Africa, a living link between the Arab north and Black Africa. In December 1957 he married Fathia Halim Rizk, a Coptic Christian from Cairo, with President Gamal Abdel Nasser's encouragement. She arrived in Accra not speaking English and became Ghana's first lady, raised three children there, and fled with them to Cairo when Nkrumah was overthrown in 1966. After her death in 2007 she was buried beside him at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra.
Nasser and Nkrumah were allies in the radical "Casablanca Group" of African states before the founding of the OAU in 1963. Both believed Africa's freedom was one struggle, from the Mediterranean to the Cape.
Tours in Cairo with licensed local guides, from Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum to Islamic Cairo, booked before you travel. Entrance fees are included in the tour price; tips are not included but always welcome.
Tours across Egypt, including airport transfers, Luxor and the Nile, booked before you travel. Entrance fees are included in the tour price; tips are not included but always welcome.
Egyptians visiting Ghana should check the Ghana visa rules before travel. For Egyptian visitors, Ghana's link with Cairo is personal: Fathia Nkrumah lies beside her husband at the Memorial Park in Accra.
Airport pickup with free internet, private vehicle hire and a three-destination tour, booked before you land. Entrance fees are included in the tour price; tips are not included but always welcome.
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Updated and fact-checked: 30 October 2026. Frequencies from the EgyptAir timetable on GhanaFlights.info; flight times approximate; entry rules checked in October 2026. Always confirm with the airline and the Egyptian Embassy in Accra before booking. Text and research by Remo Kurka for GhanaFlights.info. This website carries no Google advertising.