What is the distance from Cairo to Beijing?

The great-circle distance from Cairo to Beijing is 4,681 miles (7,533 km).

What is the time difference between Cairo and Beijing?

Beijing is 29 hours ahead of Cairo.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Cairo to Beijing produce?

A nonstop flight from Cairo to Beijing emits about 1115 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ CAI → PEK

9H 43M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.

Flight time: 9h 43m

Distance: 4,681 mi

Or: 7,533 km

Jet lag: 29h

Flight from Cairo to Beijing

Q: How long is the flight from Cairo to Beijing?

A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 9 hours 43 minutes, covering 4,681 miles (7,533 km).

From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Beijing → Cairo

How long is the flight from Cairo to Beijing?

A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 9 hours 43 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,681 miles (7,533 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 43m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,681 mi

7,533 km · great-circle

Avg speed

775 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cairo timezone

UTC+3

Africa/Cairo

Beijing timezone

UTC+32

Asia/Shanghai

Time difference

+29h

29 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~29d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1115 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 1288 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 309 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.

9H 43M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.

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