✈ MAN → CAI
5H 12M FROM MANCHESTER TO CAIRO. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from Manchester to Cairo
From Manchester Airport (MAN), United Kingdom Europe → Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa
How long is the flight from Manchester to Cairo?
A nonstop flight from Manchester (MAN) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 5 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,326 miles (3,744 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
5h 12m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,326 mi
3,744 km · great-circle
Avg speed
719 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Manchester timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Cairo timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Cairo
Time difference
+2h
2 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~2d
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.