✈ CAI → SYD
17H 54M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Cairo to Sydney
From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Cairo to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 17 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,950 miles (14,403 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h 54m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,950 mi
14,403 km · great-circle
Avg speed
805 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
Eastward — worse
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.