✈ CAI → EDI
5H 27M IN THE SKY. THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WILL TALK.
Flight from Cairo to Edinburgh
From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe
How long is the flight from Cairo to Edinburgh?
A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 5 hours 27 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,456 miles (3,953 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
5h 27m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,456 mi
3,953 km · great-circle
Avg speed
725 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
-2h
2 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~1.4d
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.