Flight from Cape Town to Cairo

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cairo → Cape Town

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.

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 Cape Town

Nearest destinations

• Cape Town → Johannesburg
• Cape Town → Nairobi
• Cape Town → Rio de Janeiro
• Cape Town → São Paulo
• Cape Town → Buenos Aires
• Cape Town → Doha
• Cape Town → Abu Dhabi
• Cape Town → Tel Aviv
• Cape Town → Dubai
• Cape Town → Santiago

Long-haul from Cape Town

• Cape Town → San Francisco
• Cape Town → Vancouver
• Cape Town → Seattle
• Cape Town → Los Angeles
• Cape Town → Las Vegas
• Cape Town → Tokyo
• Cape Town → Osaka
• Cape Town → Dallas
• Cape Town → Mexico City
• Cape Town → Chicago

More flights to Africa

• Cape Town → Casablanca

Flights to Cairo

Nearest origins

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

Long-haul to 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 → Cairo

More flights from Africa

• Johannesburg → Cairo
• Nairobi → Cairo
• Casablanca → Cairo