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Cairo (CAI) to Johannesburg (JNB) flights

There are direct flights from Cairo International Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Egyptair and South African Airways. The distance is 6,265 km, about 8h 10m in the air. There are also 8 one-stop options, via airports such as Jeddah, Tel-aviv and Addis Ababa.

Live fares for CAI → JNBSee all routes on the map
6,265 kmdistance
~8h 10mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
8one-stop options

Direct flights from Cairo to Johannesburg

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
CAI → JNBEgyptair, South African Airways6,265 km~8h 10m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
JED JeddahEgyptair and Nile Air then Saudia6,662 km~10h 45m
TLV Tel-avivFLYYO then EL AL6,897 km~11h 5m
ADD Addis AbabaEthiopian Airlines and Egyptair then Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways6,542 km~10h 40m
NBO NairobiEgyptair then Kenya Airways and South African Airways6,457 km~10h 30m
DAR Dar Es SalaamEgyptair then South African Airways6,634 km~10h 45m
ZNZ ZanzibarEgyptair then FlySafair6,629 km~10h 45m
KGL KigaliEgyptair then South African Airways and RwandAir6,266 km~10h 20m
EBB EntebbeEgyptair then South African Airways and Uganda Airlines6,292 km~10h 20m

More from Cairo and Johannesburg

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.