✈ CAI → IST
2H 36M IN ECONOMY. YOUR KNEES WILL REMEMBER.
Flight from Cairo to Istanbul
From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe
How long is the flight from Cairo to Istanbul?
A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Istanbul (IST) takes about 2 hours 36 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 785 miles (1,263 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h 36m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
785 mi
1,263 km · great-circle
Avg speed
485 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.