Flight from Sydney to Cairo

From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania  →  Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cairo → Sydney

How long is the flight from Sydney to Cairo?

A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 17 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,950 miles (14,403 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 Sydney

Nearest destinations

• Sydney → Melbourne
• Sydney → Auckland
• Sydney → Bali (Denpasar)
• Sydney → Manila
• Sydney → Singapore
• Sydney → Kuala Lumpur
• Sydney → Taipei
• Sydney → Hong Kong
• Sydney → Bangkok
• Sydney → Osaka

Long-haul from Sydney

• Sydney → Lisbon
• Sydney → Casablanca
• Sydney → Madrid
• Sydney → Dublin
• Sydney → Barcelona
• Sydney → London
• Sydney → Manchester
• Sydney → Paris
• Sydney → Edinburgh
• Sydney → Brussels

More flights to Africa

• Sydney → Johannesburg
• Sydney → Cape Town
• Sydney → 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
• Melbourne → Cairo
• Santiago → Cairo
• Mexico City → Cairo
• Los Angeles → Cairo
• San Francisco → Cairo
• Las Vegas → Cairo
• Buenos Aires → Cairo
• Cancun → Cairo
• Dallas → Cairo