✈ CAI → AUH
3H 35M IN THE SKY. THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WILL TALK.
Flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi
From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East
How long is the flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi?
A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) takes about 3 hours 35 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,478 miles (2,378 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
3h 35m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,478 mi
2,378 km · great-circle
Avg speed
664 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
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.