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Chicago → Cairo flights

Median Chicago to Cairo fare is $359 over a 12-day sample; most low fares sit in the $353–$416 range, so shop broadly rather than timing one date.

Chicago–Cairo fares cluster near $359, but outliers hit $498

Key takeaways

Median fare is $359, close to the observed floor of $353
Bottom quartile sits at $357 — barely above the low, meaning cheap fares show up often, not rarely
Top quartile jumps to $416, and the high of $498 shows real spikes do occur
41% spread between low and high — wide enough that timing matters, but the bulk of fares are bunched near the median
Only 12 snapshots sampled, so treat this as a directional read rather than a definitive pattern

30-day price trend

ORD → CAI · cheapest cached fare per day · last 13 days · ↓ 24%

$353 low$498 high

See full numbers and stats on the ORD → CAI price history page.

The full picture

The data shows a Chicago–Cairo fare range from $353 to $498 across 12 daily snapshots, with a median of $359. What stands out is how tightly packed the lower end is: the 25th percentile ($357) sits just $4 above the absolute low, meaning most of the observed fares cluster near the floor rather than spreading evenly across the range. The $498 high appears to be a less common outlier rather than the norm, since the 75th percentile ($416) is still well below it.

With only 12 snapshots, we can't make confident claims about a specific booking window within this horizon — the sample simply isn't large enough to say prices soften at a particular point before departure. What we can say is that if you see a fare in the $353–$375 range, you're likely at or near the bottom of this route's typical pricing, since that's where most of the data points fall. Fares above $416 look like the exception rather than something to wait out, given how rarely the data touches that territory.

No dominant carrier was identifiable from this dataset, so we can't speak to airline-specific pricing behavior or day-of-week effects — the data doesn't support those claims here. The honest takeaway: this is a route with a meaningful 41% spread between low and high, but the small sample size (12 days) means our confidence in any finer-grained pattern is limited. Treat the $359 median as a solid reference point for a fair price, and be ready to book if you see something in the high $350s to low $360s, but don't expect this data to tell you which weekday or week-out window reliably delivers it.

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Why we regenerated this article: Top quartile ↑ 17% ($357 → $416). We only rewrite when the underlying price index actually moves — stable weeks keep the previous take.

AI-authored from this route's 30-day price index. Article last regenerated Oct 10, 2026. Fares shift continuously — confirm at booking.