✈ AUH → CAI
3H 35M FLIGHT. 1,478 MILES. YOUR PHONE WILL DIE.
Flight from Abu Dhabi to Cairo
From Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East → Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa
How long is the flight from Abu Dhabi to Cairo?
A nonstop flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 3 hours 35 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,478 miles (2,378 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
3h 35m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,478 mi
2,378 km · great-circle
Avg speed
664 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.