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Johannesburg (JNB) to Cairo (CAI) flights
There are direct flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport to Cairo 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 JNB → CAISee all routes on the map6,265 kmdistance
~8h 10mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
8one-stop options
Direct flights from Johannesburg to Cairo
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JNB → CAI | Egyptair, South African Airways | 6,265 km | ~8h 10m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JED Jeddah | Saudia then Egyptair and Nile Air | 6,662 km | ~10h 45m |
| TLV Tel-aviv | EL AL then FLYYO | 6,897 km | ~11h 5m |
| ADD Addis Ababa | Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways then Ethiopian Airlines and Egyptair | 6,542 km | ~10h 40m |
| NBO Nairobi | Kenya Airways and South African Airways then Egyptair | 6,457 km | ~10h 30m |
| DAR Dar Es Salaam | South African Airways then Egyptair | 6,634 km | ~10h 45m |
| ZNZ Zanzibar | Airlink then Egyptair | 6,629 km | ~10h 45m |
| KGL Kigali | South African Airways and RwandAir then Egyptair | 6,266 km | ~10h 20m |
| EBB Entebbe | South African Airways then Egyptair | 6,292 km | ~10h 20m |
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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.