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Chicago (ORD) to Cairo (CAI) flights

There are direct flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cairo International Airport, sold by one airline: Egyptair. The distance is 9,875 km, about 12h 35m in the air. There are also 22 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Amsterdam and Paris.

Live fares for ORD → CAISee all routes on the map
9,875 kmdistance
~12h 35mdirect flight time (estimate)
1direct airline
22one-stop options

Direct flights from Chicago to Cairo

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
ORD → CAIEgyptair9,875 km~12h 35m

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 Airlines10,044 km~14h 55m
AMS AmsterdamKLM and Lufthansa then Transavia and KLM9,899 km~14h 45m
CDG ParisAmerican Airlines and Air France then Air France and Egyptair9,875 km~14h 45m
FRA FrankfurtLufthansa and United Airlines then Lufthansa and Egyptair9,893 km~14h 45m
MAD MadridAmerican Airlines and Finnair then Iberia Express and Egyptair10,095 km~15h
FCO RomeAmerican Airlines and Finnair then ITA Airways and Egyptair9,892 km~14h 45m
MUC MunichLufthansa and United Airlines then Lufthansa and Egyptair9,893 km~14h 45m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and Finnair then British Airways and Egyptair9,876 km~14h 45m
JFK New YorkAmerican Airlines and jetBlue then Egyptair and United Airlines10,204 km~15h 5m
EWR NewarkAmerican Airlines and United Airlines then Egyptair10,196 km~15h 5m
YYZ TorontoAmerican Airlines and Air Canada then Egyptair9,929 km~14h 45m
DUB DublinAmerican Airlines and Finnair then Egyptair9,877 km~14h 45m

More from Chicago 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.