Cairo, Egypt → Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1,309 nautical miles · Direction: southeast
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Dubai is 2,423 km (1,506 miles). Dubai lies roughly east of Cairo; the initial great-circle bearing is 97° (E). It is an international route from Egypt to United Arab Emirates, crossing from Africa to Asia.
Cairo (Greater Cairo, Egypt) sits at 30.0444°N, 31.2357°E; Dubai (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) is at 25.2048°N, 55.2708°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 97° (E); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~3h 32min | 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 Dubai. 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 Dubai lies at approximately 28.1492°N, 43.5230°E — the position that is an equal 1,212 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Dubai (Asia/Dubai) is 1 or 2 hours ahead of Cairo (Africa/Cairo), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Cairo uses the Egyptian Pound (EGP), while Dubai uses the UAE Dirham (AED). Both share Arabic as a primary language.
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The straight-line distance from Cairo to Dubai is approximately 2,423 km (1,506 miles, 1,309 nautical miles).
Dubai lies roughly east of Cairo; the initial great-circle bearing is 97° (E).
Estimated flight time is about 3h 32min (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 Dubai. 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, Dubai (Asia/Dubai) is 1 or 2 hours ahead of 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