Terminal 3 has plenty of signs, but Al Marsa stays quiet.
Al Marsa sits airside in Terminal 3 at Cairo International Airport, so you need a boarding pass in hand before you can reach it. It doesn’t show up much on TripAdvisor, Google Maps, or FlyerTalk threads for CAI, which is unusual for any terminal food in 2026. Expect a standard sit-down setup rather than a quick kiosk; plan at least 45 minutes if you’re on a tight connection through T3.
Prices at similar Terminal 3 restaurants usually land around 180–300 EGP for mains and 60–120 EGP for soft drinks and coffee, and Al Marsa is reported to sit in that same band. That puts a basic meal here at roughly the cost of two large bottled waters from a T3 newsstand, and cheaper than the international fast-food brands beside some gates in 3F. Bring a credit card that skips foreign transaction fees; CAI terminals typically use dynamic currency conversion, and that adds a few percent to the bill if you’re not careful.
Signage in Terminal 3 uses both English and Arabic, and Al Marsa appears on the blue overhead boards alongside gates and toilets. Look for it after passport control and security, past several duty-free shops and before you hit the longer walk toward the 30–40 gate range. If you spot a cluster of generic cafés with display fridges full of 0.5L water and soft drinks, you’re probably close; food outlets in this part of T3 tend to group together.
No consistent dish recommendations surface for Al Marsa yet, and there are no repeat complaints about service speed, payment issues, or food quality in the usual English-language forums for CAI. That radio silence cuts both ways, so treat it as a backup option rather than the anchor meal of your trip. One practical move: check your gate on the departure boards first, then decide on Al Marsa only if it’s within the same pier so you’re not power-walking through T3 with 15 minutes to boarding.