✈ CAI → SFO
15H 2M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Cairo to San Francisco
From Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa → SFO (SFO), USA North America
How long is the flight from Cairo to San Francisco?
A nonstop flight from Cairo (CAI) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 15 hours 2 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,459 miles (12,004 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 2m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,459 mi
12,004 km · great-circle
Avg speed
798 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
San Francisco timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-10h
10 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.