✈ CAI → LHR
4H 57M FROM CAIRO TO LONDON. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from Cairo to London
From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom Europe
How long is the flight from Cairo to London?
A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to London (LHR) takes about 4 hours 57 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,195 miles (3,532 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
4h 57m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,195 mi
3,532 km · great-circle
Avg speed
713 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
London 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× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.