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Cairo (CAI) to Zurich (ZRH) flights

There are direct flights from Cairo International Airport to Zurich Zürich Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): SWISS and Egyptair. The distance is 2,745 km, about 3h 50m in the air. There are also 22 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Frankfurt and Rome.

Live fares for CAI → ZRHSee all routes on the map
2,745 kmdistance
~3h 50mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
22one-stop options

Direct flights from Cairo to Zurich

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
CAI → ZRHSWISS, Egyptair2,745 km~3h 50m

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulEgyptair and Turkish Airlines then SWISS and Asiana Airlines2,992 km~6h 20m
FRA FrankfurtLufthansa and Egyptair then Marabu and Ethiopian Airlines3,207 km~6h 35m
FCO RomeITA Airways and Egyptair then ITA Airways and Etihad Airways2,845 km~6h 10m
MUC MunichLufthansa and Egyptair then Lufthansa and SWISS2,884 km~6h 10m
SAW IstanbulTurkish Airlines and Ajet then Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines3,015 km~6h 20m
VIE ViennaEgyptair and Austrian Airlines then Korean Air and SWISS2,969 km~6h 15m
MXP MilanoITA Airways and Egyptair then SWISS2,821 km~6h 5m
BUD BudapestEgyptair then SWISS2,993 km~6h 20m
ATH AthensAegean Airlines and Sky Express Greece then SWISS2,747 km~6h
DUS DuesseldorfEurowings then Eurowings and Lufthansa3,553 km~7h
PRG PragueEgyptair then SWISS and SmartWings Czechia3,154 km~6h 30m
GVA GenevaSWISS and Egyptair then iFly and SWISS3,055 km~6h 25m

More from Cairo and Zurich

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.