What is the distance from Sydney to Cairo?

The great-circle distance from Sydney to Cairo is 8,950 miles (14,403 km).

What is the time difference between Sydney and Cairo?

Cairo is 7 hours behind of Sydney.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Sydney to Cairo produce?

A nonstop flight from Sydney to Cairo emits about 2132 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ SYD → CAI

17H 54M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.

Flight time: 17h 54m

Distance: 8,950 mi

Or: 14,403 km

Jet lag: 7h

Flight from Sydney to Cairo

Q: How long is the flight from Sydney to Cairo?

A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 17 hours 54 minutes, covering 8,950 miles (14,403 km).

From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Cairo International (CAI), Egypt Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cairo → Sydney

How long is the flight from Sydney to Cairo?

A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Cairo (CAI) takes about 17 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,950 miles (14,403 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

17h 54m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

8,950 mi

14,403 km · great-circle

Avg speed

805 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Sydney timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Sydney

Cairo timezone

UTC+3

Africa/Cairo

Time difference

-7h

7 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~4.9d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2132 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 2463 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 591 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.

17H 54M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.

Flight from Sydney to Cairo

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