Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Cairo

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

↔ Flying the other way? Cairo → Rio de Janeiro

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Cairo (CAI) 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 Rio de Janeiro

Nearest destinations

• Rio de Janeiro → 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

Long-haul from Rio de Janeiro

• 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)

More flights to Africa

• Rio de Janeiro → Nairobi

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 South America

• São Paulo → Cairo