✈ CAI → NBO
4H 58M FROM CAIRO TO NAIROBI. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from Cairo to Nairobi
From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa
How long is the flight from Cairo to Nairobi?
A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Nairobi (NBO) takes about 4 hours 58 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,203 miles (3,545 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
4h 58m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,203 mi
3,545 km · great-circle
Avg speed
713 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
✈ Flight 432 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 606 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 145 kg CO₂
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.