Marsa Matruh is on the Egyptian Mediterranean Coast 500kms from Cairo. Thomson now fly's into Marsa Matruh International Airport from March 30th 2010 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).

To book a flight have a look at the Thomson web site for these flights.