Flight Time from Shanghai to Cairo

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Shanghai to Cairo with the following airlines, including: EgyptAir China Eastern Airlines Qatar Airways Shenzhen Airlines Cathay Pacific Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes about 11 hours 53 minutes to fly from Shanghai to Cairo.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Shanghai to Cairo is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 4 flight per week flying from Shanghai to Cairo. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: EgyptAir: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- MS952 (00:35) China Eastern Airlines: S/-/T/W/-/F/S -- MU223 (00:58) Air China: -/M/-/W/-/F/S -- CA5085 (00:35)

The cheapest months to fly from Shanghai to Cairo is December, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Shanghai to Cairo on December 25, 2025 with Emirates, with prices starting at €423.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Cairo, with Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Cairo International Airport (PVG-CAI) is by far the most common option on this route: Cairo International Airport (CAI) Capital International Airport (CCE).

The time difference between Cairo and Shanghai is 6h.

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