✈ AMS → CAI
4H 40M IN THE SKY. THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WILL TALK.
Flight from Amsterdam to Cairo
From Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe → Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa
How long is the flight from Amsterdam to Cairo?
A nonstop flight from Amsterdam (AMS) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 4 hours 40 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,042 miles (3,287 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
4h 40m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,042 mi
3,287 km · great-circle
Avg speed
705 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Amsterdam timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Amsterdam
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
Eastward — worse
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.