Flight from San Francisco to Cairo

From SFO (SFO), USA North America  →  Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cairo → San Francisco

How long is the flight from San Francisco to Cairo?

A nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 15 hours 2 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,459 miles (12,004 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 San Francisco

Nearest destinations

• San Francisco → Los Angeles
• San Francisco → Las Vegas
• San Francisco → Seattle
• San Francisco → Vancouver
• San Francisco → Dallas
• San Francisco → Chicago
• San Francisco → Mexico City
• San Francisco → Atlanta
• San Francisco → Toronto
• San Francisco → Cancun

Long-haul from San Francisco

• San Francisco → Johannesburg
• San Francisco → Cape Town
• San Francisco → Nairobi
• San Francisco → Kuala Lumpur
• San Francisco → Singapore
• San Francisco → Mumbai
• San Francisco → Bali (Denpasar)
• San Francisco → Abu Dhabi
• San Francisco → Dubai
• San Francisco → Doha

More flights to Africa

• San Francisco → 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
• Las Vegas → Cairo
• Buenos Aires → Cairo
• Cancun → Cairo
• Dallas → Cairo

More flights from North America

• Atlanta → Cairo
• Chicago → Cairo
• New York → Cairo
• Miami → Cairo
• Seattle → Cairo
• Boston → Cairo
• Toronto → Cairo
• Vancouver → Cairo