✈ GIG → CAI

12H 32M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,153 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
12h 32m
Distance
6,153 mi
Or
9,902 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Cairo

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

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.

Avg flight time

12h 32m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,153 mi

9,902 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Cairo timezone

UTC+3

Africa/Cairo

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 1465 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1693 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 406 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.