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  "response": {
    "Key": "CAI-US",
    "orig": {
      "code": "CAI",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Cairo",
      "fullCity": "Cairo, Egypt",
      "airport": "Cairo Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in United States can I fly to from Cairo?",
        "answer": "From Cairo you can fly non-stop to New York JFK and Washington Dulles on EgyptAir. One-stop options through European or Middle Eastern hubs open up most major U.S. cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and Miami. New York is the most common entry point for the East Coast, while Los Angeles or San Francisco serve the West Coast. Choose based on your final destination, as domestic connections from these gateways are extensive."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Cairo to United States?",
        "answer": "From Cairo to the United States, non‑stop flights to New York (JFK) take roughly 11½ to 12 hours westbound and about 10½ hours eastbound. One‑stop journeys to cities like Los Angeles or Chicago typically range from 16 to 20 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Cairo to United States?",
        "answer": "EgyptAir operates non-stop flights from Cairo to New York (JFK), Washington D.C. (IAD), and seasonally to Newark (EWR). Westbound flight times average about 12 hours, while eastbound returns are roughly 10.5 hours. If no non-stop is available, common one-stop routings connect through European hubs like Istanbul, London, or Frankfurt, with total travel times around 14 to 18 hours."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Cairo to United States?",
        "answer": "From Cairo to the US, EgyptAir flies non-stop to New York JFK. One-stop options include Turkish Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, and British Airways via their hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Cairo to United States?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Cairo to the United States are April, September, and October, with April offering the lowest fares on average. Midweek departures — especially Tuesday and Wednesday — tend to be cheaper than weekends, and early morning or late night flights often have the best prices. Booking 5 to 25 days ahead typically yields the lowest fares, while peak summer and major holidays like December are more expensive.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each. For this route, fares for the requested travel direction were unavailable, so the pattern shown is derived from the reverse direction, which shares the same seasonal demand cycle."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in United States?",
        "answer": "As a U.S. destination, major entry points from Cairo include New York City for its skyline and culture, Washington, D.C. for monuments and museums, and Los Angeles for entertainment and beaches. Once in the U.S., you can reach other popular cities like Chicago for architecture and dining, or San Francisco for its iconic bridge and tech scene, usually by short connecting flights. Nonstop flights from Cairo to New York take around 11 to 12 hours eastbound and 10 to 11 hours westbound. Prices are typically higher in summer and around holidays, with midweek departures often cheaper."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in United States are best to fly into from Cairo?",
        "answer": "From Cairo to the United States, New York JFK is the primary gateway with direct EgyptAir flights and excellent onward connections. Washington Dulles also offers nonstop service and suits Mid-Atlantic travel. For the West Coast, Los Angeles and San Francisco work well but require a connection, often through Europe or the Middle East."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit United States?",
        "answer": "For the United States, April to June and September to October generally offer milder weather and fewer crowds than peak summer across popular destinations like New York, Los Angeles and the national parks."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to Cairo Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "From downtown Cairo, you can reach Cairo International Airport by taxi, ride‑share, public bus, or private car. Taxis and ride‑share services like Uber are the most popular and convenient, taking about 30–60 minutes depending on traffic, and are moderately priced. Public buses run from central locations such as Tahrir Square and are the cheapest option, but they can be slow and crowded. Driving and parking at the airport is possible, with both short‑term and long‑term lots available, though traffic congestion can be significant.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "article_lookup"
        ],
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Cairo",
            "title": "Transport in Cairo",
            "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png",
            "time_published": "2026-04-27T17:21:32Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Cairo",
            "title": "Transport in Cairo",
            "time_published": "2026-04-27T17:21:32Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cairo_Airport",
            "title": "El Cairo Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-07-06T01:39:30Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%20Cairo%20Airport",
            "title": "El Cairo Airport",
            "time_published": "2023-03-09T20:05:13Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Metro",
            "title": "Cairo Metro",
            "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png",
            "time_published": "2026-07-18T16:48:52Z"
          }
        ],
        "methodology": "Airport details are drawn from the sources listed with this answer, primarily the airport operator's official website along with airline, lounge-operator and transit-authority pages, collected by our research process and refreshed periodically. Only information found in those sources is used; where a source does not cover a topic it is left out rather than guessed."
      }
    }
  }
}