Marsa Matruh is on the Egyptian Mediterranean Coast 500kms from Cairo. Thomson is starting to fly into Marsa Matruh International Airport on March 30th 2010 and will be running weekly flights on a Tuesday until 26th October 2010. There is one flight from Gatwick and one from Manchester Airport in the UK.

Flight TOM 0788 from Gatwick leaves the UK at 13.30 every Tuesday and arrives in Marsa Matruh at 19.00. It returns to the UK a week later, flight number TOM 0789, leaving from Marsa Matruh at 20.00 arriving at Gatwick at 23.50.

Flight TOM 0840 from Manchester leaves the UK at 13.55 every Tuesday and arrives in Marsa Matruh at 19.45. It returns to the UK a week later, flight number TOM 0841, leaving from Marsa Matruh at 20.45 arriving at Gatwick at 00.55 (on the wednesday morning).

The costs for these flights have been dropping over the last month and are now looking well priced at 170 GBP for a return flight in May and June. To book a flight follow the link here that will take you directly to the booking page within the Thomson web site for these flights.