Flight from Cairo to Rio de Janeiro

From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa  →  Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America

↔ Flying the other way? Rio de Janeiro → Cairo

How long is the flight from Cairo to Rio de Janeiro?

A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) takes about 12 hours 32 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,153 miles (9,902 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Time zones & jet lag

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.

Flights from Cairo

Nearest destinations

• Cairo → Tel Aviv
• Cairo → Athens
• Cairo → Istanbul
• Cairo → Bucharest
• Cairo → Doha
• Cairo → Rome
• Cairo → Budapest
• Cairo → Vienna
• Cairo → Abu Dhabi
• Cairo → Dubai

Long-haul from Cairo

• Cairo → Auckland
• Cairo → Sydney
• Cairo → Melbourne
• Cairo → Santiago
• Cairo → Mexico City
• Cairo → Los Angeles
• Cairo → San Francisco
• Cairo → Las Vegas
• Cairo → Buenos Aires
• Cairo → Cancun

More flights to South America

• Cairo → São Paulo

Flights to Rio de Janeiro

Nearest origins

• São Paulo → Rio de Janeiro
• Buenos Aires → Rio de Janeiro
• Santiago → Rio de Janeiro
• Cape Town → Rio de Janeiro
• Miami → Rio de Janeiro
• Cancun → Rio de Janeiro
• Johannesburg → Rio de Janeiro
• Casablanca → Rio de Janeiro
• Atlanta → Rio de Janeiro
• Mexico City → Rio de Janeiro

Long-haul to Rio de Janeiro

• Osaka → Rio de Janeiro
• Tokyo → Rio de Janeiro
• Taipei → Rio de Janeiro
• Shanghai → Rio de Janeiro
• Manila → Rio de Janeiro
• Seoul → Rio de Janeiro
• Hong Kong → Rio de Janeiro
• Beijing → Rio de Janeiro
• Bangkok → Rio de Janeiro
• Bali (Denpasar) → Rio de Janeiro

More flights from Africa

• Nairobi → Rio de Janeiro