✈ CAI → MEL
17H 21M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Cairo to Melbourne
From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania
↔ Flying the other way? Melbourne → Cairo
How long is the flight from Cairo to Melbourne?
A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 17 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,663 miles (13,941 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h 21m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,663 mi
13,941 km · great-circle
Avg speed
804 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
Eastward — worse
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.
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