✈ CAI → HND

12H 8M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,942 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
12h 8m
Distance
5,942 mi
Or
9,562 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Cairo to Tokyo

From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa  →  Haneda (HND), Japan Asia

How long is the flight from Cairo to Tokyo?

A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Tokyo (HND) takes about 12 hours 8 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,942 miles (9,562 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 8m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,942 mi

9,562 km · great-circle

Avg speed

788 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cairo timezone

UTC+3

Africa/Cairo

Tokyo timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Tokyo

Time difference

+6h

6 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~6d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1415 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1635 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 392 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.