Amman, Jordan → Cairo, Egypt
267 nautical miles · Direction: west
The straight-line distance from Amman to Cairo is 495 km (307 miles). Cairo lies roughly west-southwest of Amman; the initial great-circle bearing is 246° (WSW). It is an international route from Jordan to Egypt, crossing from Asia to Africa.
Amman (Amman, Jordan) sits at 31.9454°N, 35.9284°E; Cairo (Greater Cairo, Egypt) is at 30.0444°N, 31.2357°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 246° (WSW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~1h 7min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road estimate |
SnapDistance does not publish a road-distance or driving-time figure for Amman to Cairo. Although the land is physically connected, a continuous drive would cross several international borders and long corridors where an ordinary road journey cannot be assumed, so a straight-line road estimate would not describe a usable route.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Amman and Cairo lies at approximately 31.0161°N, 33.5587°E — the position that is an equal 248 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Cairo (Africa/Cairo) is 1 hour behind or on the same time as Amman (Asia/Amman), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
The straight-line distance from Amman to Cairo is approximately 495 km (307 miles, 267 nautical miles).
Cairo lies roughly west-southwest of Amman; the initial great-circle bearing is 246° (WSW).
Estimated flight time is about 1h 7min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
SnapDistance does not publish a road-distance or driving-time figure for Amman to Cairo. Although the land is physically connected, a continuous drive would cross several international borders and long corridors where an ordinary road journey cannot be assumed, so a straight-line road estimate would not describe a usable route.
Depending on the date, Cairo (Africa/Cairo) is 1 hour behind or on the same time as Amman (Asia/Amman), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances