✈ CAI → MEX
15H 29M FROM CAIRO TO MEXICO CITY. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.