✈ CAI → MEX

15H 29M FROM CAIRO TO MEXICO CITY. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.

Flight time
15h 29m
Distance
7,687 mi
Or
12,371 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Cairo to Mexico City

From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa  →  Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America

How long is the flight from Cairo to Mexico City?

A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to Mexico City (MEX) takes about 15 hours 29 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,687 miles (12,371 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

15h 29m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

7,687 mi

12,371 km · great-circle

Avg speed

799 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cairo timezone

UTC+3

Africa/Cairo

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Time difference

-9h

9 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~6.3d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1831 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2115 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 507 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.