✈ CAI → CPT
9H 23M. CAIRO TO CAPE TOWN. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Cairo to Cape Town
From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Cairo to Cape Town?
A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 9 hours 23 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,506 miles (7,252 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 23m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,506 mi
7,252 km · great-circle
Avg speed
773 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
Westward — easier
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.