✈ CPT → CAI
9H 23M. CAPE TOWN TO CAIRO. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Cape Town to Cairo
From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa → Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa
How long is the flight from Cape Town to Cairo?
A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 9 hours 23 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,506 miles (7,252 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 23m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,506 mi
7,252 km · great-circle
Avg speed
773 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
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.