✈ PEK → CAI
9H 43M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Beijing to Cairo
From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia → Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa
↔ Flying the other way? Cairo → Beijing
How long is the flight from Beijing to Cairo?
A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 9 hours 43 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,681 miles (7,533 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 43m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,681 mi
7,533 km · great-circle
Avg speed
775 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Time difference
-5h
5 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
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Long-haul from Beijing
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Nearest origins
- Tel Aviv → Cairo
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Long-haul to Cairo
- Auckland → Cairo
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- Cancun → Cairo