✈ CPH → CAI

4H 33M IN THE SKY. THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WILL TALK.

Flight time
4h 33m
Distance
1,987 mi
Or
3,197 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Copenhagen to Cairo

From Kastrup (CPH), Denmark Europe  →  Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cairo → Copenhagen

How long is the flight from Copenhagen to Cairo?

A nonstop flight from Copenhagen (CPH) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 4 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,987 miles (3,197 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

4h 33m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,987 mi

3,197 km · great-circle

Avg speed

702 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Copenhagen timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Copenhagen

Cairo timezone

UTC+3

Africa/Cairo

Time difference

+1h

1 hour ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~1d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 390 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 547 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 131 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.