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New York (JFK) to Cairo (CAI) flights

There are direct flights from New York John F Kennedy International Airport to Cairo International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Egyptair and United Airlines. The distance is 9,016 km, about 11h 30m in the air. There are also 29 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Amsterdam and Paris.

Live fares for JFK → CAISee all routes on the map
9,016 kmdistance
~11h 30mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
29one-stop options

Direct flights from New York to Cairo

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
JFK → CAIEgyptair, United Airlines9,016 km~11h 30m

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulTurkish Airlines then Egyptair and Turkish Airlines9,281 km~14h
AMS AmsterdamKLM then Transavia and KLM9,135 km~13h 50m
CDG ParisAmerican Airlines and Air France then Air France and Egyptair9,044 km~13h 40m
FRA FrankfurtAir France and Ethiopian Airlines then Lufthansa and Egyptair9,111 km~13h 45m
ORD ChicagoAmerican Airlines and jetBlue then Egyptair11,062 km~16h 10m
BCN BarcelonaAmerican Airlines and Air France then Egyptair and Vueling9,056 km~13h 45m
MAD MadridAmerican Airlines and Air France then Iberia Express and Egyptair9,112 km~13h 45m
FCO RomeAmerican Airlines and Finnair then ITA Airways and Egyptair9,016 km~13h 40m
MUC MunichLufthansa and United Airlines then Lufthansa and Egyptair9,104 km~13h 45m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and Air France then British Airways and Egyptair9,072 km~13h 45m
YYZ TorontoAmerican Airlines and Air Canada then Egyptair9,817 km~14h 40m
DUB DublinAmerican Airlines and Air France then Egyptair9,085 km~13h 45m

More from New York and Cairo

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.