Flights from London to Cairo – Direct & connecting routes
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LHR to CAI – All flight route options from Heathrow, United Kingdom to Cairo International Airport, Egypt. These routes are operated by 29 airlines. Fly non-stop with EgyptAir or British Airways, or choose from 31 different stopover flights. The shortest flight time is 4 hours and 55 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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London to Cairo flights
There are over 33 airlines and as many as 519 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Cairo (CAI) from London (LHR) with British Airways or EgyptAir but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Cologne, Vienna or any other of the 31 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! Consider arriving at Cairo International Airport (CAI) or Cairo International Airport (CAI) instead.
London to Cairo with British Airways
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm. British Airways is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
With Tunisair
If you fly from London with Tunisair you will do a stopover in Tunis, TUN before reaching Cairo. This flight trip will take 7 hours and 25 minutes and you can fly every Tuesday or Saturday with departures at 16:50 or 17:50.
Distance & flight times: Heathrow to Cairo International Airport
The shortest flight time between LHR and CAI is 5 hours.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 5h 0m | - | 2206 miles (3549 km) |
CGN Cologne | 6h 15m | 4h 15m | 2243 miles (3609 km) |
VIE Vienna | 6h 55m | 1h 55m | 2273 miles (3657 km) |
LCA Larnaca | 7h 0m | 1h 0m | 2400 miles (3862 km) |
OTP Bucharest | 7h 20m | 1h 0m | 2358 miles (3794 km) |
TUN Tunis | 7h 25m | 1h 20m | 2453 miles (3947 km) |
PRG Prague | 7h 55m | 2h 5m | 2302 miles (3704 km) |
MXP Milan | 8h 5m | 4h 35m | 2246 miles (3614 km) |
FCO Rome | 8h 5m | 1h 15m | 2244 miles (3611 km) |
ATH Athens | 8h 15m | 3h 15m | 2207 miles (3551 km) |
GVA Geneva | 8h 20m | 4h 30m | 2235 miles (3596 km) |
CDG Paris | 8h 30m | 1h 25m | 2221 miles (3574 km) |
WAW Warsaw | 8h 35m | 2h 10m | 2538 miles (4084 km) |
MUC Munich | 8h 45m | 1h 30m | 2225 miles (3580 km) |
ZRH Zurich | 8h 50m | 3h 0m | 2206 miles (3549 km) |
CPH Copenhagen | 9h 0m | 1h 20m | 2607 miles (4195 km) |
BRU Brussels | 9h 15m | 1h 55m | 2222 miles (3575 km) |
ALG Algiers | 9h 15m | 2h 35m | 2732 miles (4396 km) |
FRA Frankfurt | 9h 30m | 3h 35m | 2233 miles (3593 km) |
BEY Beirut | 9h 35m | 3h 20m | 2526 miles (4064 km) |
BER Berlin | 9h 40m | 3h 45m | 2394 miles (3852 km) |
IST Istanbul | 9h 58m | 5h 0m | 2342 miles (3768 km) |
LIN Milan | 10h 5m | - | - |
BCN Barcelona | 10h 5m | 1h 0m | 2532 miles (4074 km) |
DUB Dublin | 10h 10m | 2h 30m | 2768 miles (4454 km) |
BUD Budapest | 10h 10m | 4h 55m | 2295 miles (3693 km) |
SAW Istanbul | 10h 10m | - | - |
DUS Dusseldorf | 10h 20m | 2h 0m | 2253 miles (3625 km) |
AMS Amsterdam | 10h 25m | 4h 55m | 2284 miles (3675 km) |
MAN Manchester | 10h 40m | 3h 20m | 2490 miles (4006 km) |
AMM Amman | 10h 50m | 4h 10m | 2595 miles (4175 km) |
TLV Tel Aviv-Yafo | 11h 23m | 4h 45m | 2486 miles (4000 km) |


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