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Zurich (ZRH) to Cairo (CAI) flights

There are direct flights from Zurich Zürich Airport to Cairo International 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 21 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Frankfurt and Rome.

Live fares for ZRH → CAISee all routes on the map
2,745 kmdistance
~3h 50mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
21one-stop options

Direct flights from Zurich to Cairo

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
ZRH → CAISWISS, 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 IstanbulSWISS and Asiana Airlines then Egyptair and Turkish Airlines2,992 km~6h 20m
FRA FrankfurtEthiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then Lufthansa and Egyptair3,207 km~6h 35m
FCO RomeITA Airways and easyJet then ITA Airways and Egyptair2,845 km~6h 10m
MUC MunichAirDolomiti and Lufthansa then Lufthansa and Egyptair2,884 km~6h 10m
VIE ViennaSWISS and Austrian Airlines then Egyptair and Austrian Airlines2,969 km~6h 15m
MXP MilanoEthiopian Airlines and SWISS then ITA Airways and Egyptair2,821 km~6h 5m
BUD BudapestHelvetic Airways and SWISS then Egyptair2,993 km~6h 20m
ATH AthensSWISS then Aegean Airlines and Sky Express Greece2,747 km~6h
DUS DuesseldorfEurowings and Lufthansa then Eurowings3,553 km~7h
PRG PragueSWISS and SmartWings Czechia then Egyptair3,154 km~6h 30m
GVA GenevaiFly and SWISS then SWISS and Egyptair3,055 km~6h 25m
AYT AntalyaSWISS and SunExpress then SunExpress2,921 km~6h 15m

More from Zurich 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.