✈ FCO → CAI
3H 19M FROM ROME TO CAIRO. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from Rome to Cairo
From Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe → Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa
How long is the flight from Rome to Cairo?
A nonstop flight from Rome (FCO) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 3 hours 19 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,337 miles (2,151 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
3h 19m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,337 mi
2,151 km · great-circle
Avg speed
650 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rome timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Rome
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× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.