Cairo International Airport primarily serves its encompassing city and the areas around it. The airport provides connections to destinations in and around the middle east. Cairo International is continually becoming a major air hub in the area, averaging more or less 14.5 million passengers in the past years. The airport authorities continue development for better service and wider scope of functions. The airport is accessible through three major roads and cheap car hire at Cairo International Airport is your best option for travel.

The airport is served by numerous airlines, some of which are Aeroflot, Aerovisit Airlines, Afriqiyah Airways, Air France, Air Algerie, Buraq Air, Cyprus Airways, Czech Airlines, Delta Airlines, Ethopia Airlines, Iraqi Airways, Kenya Airways, Libyan Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, Sudan Airways, Syrian Arab Airlines, Yemenia, Air Berlin, British Airways, Emirates, Eurofly, Gulf Air, Iberia Airlines, Korean Air, Kuwait Airways, Oman Air, Olympic Airlines, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, Air Sinai Austrian Airlines, Egypt Air, Lufhansa, Singapore Airlines Swiss International Airlines and Turkish Airlines. Charter airlines are Air Cairo, Air Europa, Air Memphis, Alexandria Airlines, AMC Airlines, Cairo Aviation, and others, with domestic and European destinations.

The airport is accessible primarily through the bus services. A new found bus service provides connections to destinations including Heliopolis, Downtown Cairo, Nasr City, Giza, Zamalek, Mohandesin, Haram or the Pyramids area and Maadi. The airport bus service stationed at Terminal 1 runs to and from the airport with stopping points at Downtown Cairo, Tahirr Square, Mohandesin and the Pyramids Road (Giza). Aside from the bus service, you may also opt for cheap car hire at Cairo International Airport. Car hire agencies are available by the airport such as Avis, Europcar, Hertz, Budget, Thrifty and J Car.