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International airport in Egypt
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Cairo International Airport (CAI) is in Heliopolis, to the northeast of the city around 15 km from Cairo's city centre.
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Terminal 2 displays 304 artifacts from various areas of Egyptian culture over a 100-square-meter area, while Terminal 3 displays 59 artifacts, including a statue of an ancient Egyptian scribe from the Fifth Dynasty, over 150 square meters. The pieces date back to Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Coptic, Islamic, and modern times.
Closest hotel to the airport. The lobby and public areas have been given a facelift and are now bright, modern, and airy, but the rooms still look and feel like a cheap motel with lumpy beds, and noisy air conditioning. Adequate for a one-night transit, but you wouldn't want to spend your whole vacation here. Free half-hourly shuttle bus from/to airport.
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A free shuttle bus runs between the terminals and to the bus station every 15-30 minutes, 24 hours a day.
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