Coptic Cairo

Coptic Cairo: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Coptic Cairo

Season: October to February.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Coptic Cairo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.00611, 31.23047. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Coptic Cairo

• Cavern Church, and The Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus · church · Cairo · ~0 km · Must-see
• Saint George's Church · church · Cairo · ~0 km · Must-see
• Saint Barbara Church · church · Cairo · ~0 km · Must-see
• Hanging Church · church · Cairo · ~0 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Menas · church · Cairo · ~0 km · Must-see
• Amr Ibn Al-As · dargah · Cairo · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fustat · fort · Cairo · ~1 km · Must-see
• Om Kalthom Museum · museum · Cairo · ~1 km · Must-see
• Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo · church · Cairo · ~1 km · Must-see
• Ahmed Shawqi Museum · museum · Aj Jiza · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mohamed Ali Palace · fort · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Giza Zoo · park · Aj Jiza · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i · fort · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Masoleum of Sayyida Ruqayya · fort · Cairo · ~4 km · Must-see
• El-Sayeda Zeinab Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Orman Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Aj Jiza · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sangar and Salar Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun · dargah · Cairo · ~4 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Coptic Cairo

Other other attractions near Coptic Cairo

• Cairo Tower · attraction · Cairo · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bab Zuweila · attraction · Cairo · ~6 km · Must-see
• Chaar Hachamaim Synagogue · attraction · Cairo · ~6 km · Must-see
• Abbasiyya Synagogue · attraction · Cairo · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Hetepheres I · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~12 km · Must-see
• Unknown Soldier Memorial · attraction · Cairo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Neferirkare · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~16 km · Must-see
• Unfinished Pyramid of Neferefe · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~16 km · Must-see
• Headless Pyramid · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Teti · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~18 km · Must-see

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