Cairo
Cairo has no through rail connection, so reaching it means flying — 883 kg CO₂e return from London. It averages 32.3 °C in July and 14.9 °C in February.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 3,282 km | — | — | 826 kg | 7h 54m |
| Barcelona | 2,894 km | — | — | 728 kg | 7h 24m |
| Berlin | 2,891 km | — | — | 727 kg | 7h 24m |
| Birmingham | 3,670 km | — | — | 923 kg | 8h 24m |
| Bristol | 3,657 km | — | — | 920 kg | 8h 24m |
| Brussels | 3,209 km | — | — | 807 kg | 7h 48m |
| Cardiff | 3,694 km | — | — | 929 kg | 8h 24m |
| Copenhagen | 3,206 km | — | — | 806 kg | 7h 48m |
| Dublin | 3,972 km | — | — | 930 kg | 8h 48m |
| Edinburgh | 3,941 km | — | — | 923 kg | 8h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 2,919 km | — | — | 734 kg | 7h 24m |
| Glasgow | 3,992 km | — | — | 935 kg | 8h 48m |
| Leeds | 3,724 km | — | — | 872 kg | 8h 30m |
| Lisbon | 3,797 km | — | — | 889 kg | 8h 36m |
| Liverpool | 3,784 km | — | — | 886 kg | 8h 30m |
| London | 3,510 km | — | — | 883 kg | 8h 12m |
| Madrid | 3,351 km | — | — | 843 kg | 8h |
| Manchester | 3,745 km | — | — | 877 kg | 8h 30m |
| Milan | 2,571 km | — | — | 647 kg | 6h 54m |
| Munich | 2,615 km | — | — | 658 kg | 7h |
| Newcastle | 3,798 km | — | — | 889 kg | 8h 36m |
| Nottingham | 3,653 km | — | — | 919 kg | 8h 24m |
| Oslo | 3,656 km | — | — | 920 kg | 8h 24m |
| Paris | 3,209 km | — | — | 807 kg | 7h 48m |
| Prague | 2,634 km | — | — | 662 kg | 7h |
| Rome | 2,130 km | — | — | 536 kg | 6h 18m |
| Sheffield | 3,696 km | — | — | 930 kg | 8h 24m |
| Southampton | 3,555 km | — | — | 894 kg | 8h 12m |
| Stockholm | 3,403 km | — | — | 856 kg | 8h |
| Vienna | 2,382 km | — | — | 599 kg | 6h 42m |
| Warsaw | 2,604 km | — | — | 655 kg | 7h |
| Zurich | 2,734 km | — | — | 688 kg | 7h 6m |
The year in Cairo
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 15.3 | 14.9 | 19.4 | 23.2 | 26.3 | 30.8 | 32.3 | 31.4 | 29.8 | 25.2 | 21.1 | 17.1 |
| Sun h/day | 9.5 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
When to go
Cairo is warmest in July at 32.3 °C, and that is also its brightest month. Its coldest is February at 14.9 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Egypt emits about 44.2 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 309 kg — worth weighing against the 883 kg of the flight itself.
Where to stay in Cairo
Places to stay in Cairo, Egypt, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.