# Distance from Bole (BPL) to Cairo (CAI)

> 4,693 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,693 km / 2,916 mi / 2,534 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 06:45 in Bole, it's 01:45 in Cairo)
- **Elevation difference**: 871 ft (CAI is lower than BPL)

## Airports

### [Alashankou Bole (Bortala) airport (BPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bpl-bole-alashankou-bole-bortala-airport/1ef266e0-20f3-6822-8a49-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bole, China
- ICAO: ZWBL
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 44.900000, 82.300000
- Elevation: 1,253 ft

### [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cairo, Egypt
- ICAO: HECA
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 30.120000, 31.410000
- Elevation: 382 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:45 in Bole, it's 01:45 in Cairo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Alashankou Bole (Bortala) airport (BPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bpl-bole-alashankou-bole-bortala-airport/1ef266e0-20f3-6822-8a49-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)