Cairo, Egypt → Algiers, Algeria
1,463 nautical miles · Direction: northwest
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Algiers is 2,709 km (1,683 miles). Algiers lies roughly west-northwest of Cairo; the initial great-circle bearing is 293° (WNW). It is an international route from Egypt to Algeria.
Cairo (Greater Cairo, Egypt) sits at 30.0444°N, 31.2357°E; Algiers (Algiers, Algeria) is at 36.7538°N, 3.0588°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 293° (WNW); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~3h 53min | 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 Cairo to Algiers. 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 Cairo and Algiers lies at approximately 34.2068°N, 17.7030°E — the position that is an equal 1,355 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Algiers (Africa/Algiers) is 1 or 2 hours behind Cairo (Africa/Cairo), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Algiers is approximately 2,709 km (1,683 miles, 1,463 nautical miles).
Algiers lies roughly west-northwest of Cairo; the initial great-circle bearing is 293° (WNW).
Estimated flight time is about 3h 53min (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 Cairo to Algiers. 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, Algiers (Africa/Algiers) is 1 or 2 hours behind Cairo (Africa/Cairo), 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