Beirut, Lebanon → Cairo, Egypt
317 nautical miles · Direction: southwest
The straight-line distance from Beirut to Cairo is 587 km (365 miles). Cairo lies roughly southwest of Beirut; the initial great-circle bearing is 224° (SW). It is an international route from Lebanon to Egypt, crossing from Asia to Africa.
Beirut (Beirut, Lebanon) sits at 33.8938°N, 35.5018°E; Cairo (Greater Cairo, Egypt) is at 30.0444°N, 31.2357°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 224° (SW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~1h 14min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No ordinary road route claimed |
SnapDistance does not treat Beirut to Cairo as an ordinary road journey: an overland route between them would depend on restricted or conflict-affected border crossings. No road-distance or driving-time figure is published for this pair.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Beirut and Cairo lies at approximately 31.9869°N, 33.3240°E — the position that is an equal 294 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 Beirut (Asia/Beirut), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
The straight-line distance from Beirut to Cairo is approximately 587 km (365 miles, 317 nautical miles).
Cairo lies roughly southwest of Beirut; the initial great-circle bearing is 224° (SW).
Estimated flight time is about 1h 14min (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 treat Beirut to Cairo as an ordinary road journey: an overland route between them would depend on restricted or conflict-affected border crossings. No road-distance or driving-time figure is published for this pair.
Depending on the date, Cairo (Africa/Cairo) is 1 hour behind or on the same time as Beirut (Asia/Beirut), 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