Cairo, Egypt → Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
670 nautical miles · Direction: southeast
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Jeddah is 1,240 km (771 miles). Jeddah lies roughly southeast of Cairo; the initial great-circle bearing is 138° (SE). It is an international route from Egypt to Saudi Arabia, crossing from Africa to Asia.
Cairo (Greater Cairo, Egypt) sits at 30.0444°N, 31.2357°E; Jeddah (Makkah, Saudi Arabia) is at 21.4858°N, 39.1925°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 138° (SE); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~2h 3min | 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 Jeddah. 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 Jeddah lies at approximately 25.8192°N, 35.3580°E — the position that is an equal 620 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Jeddah (Asia/Riyadh) is on the same time as or 1 hour 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 Jeddah uses the Saudi Riyal (SAR). Both share Arabic as a primary language.
All distances from Cairo · All distances from Jeddah
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Jeddah is approximately 1,240 km (771 miles, 670 nautical miles).
Jeddah lies roughly southeast of Cairo; the initial great-circle bearing is 138° (SE).
Estimated flight time is about 2h 3min (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 Jeddah. 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, Jeddah (Asia/Riyadh) is on the same time as or 1 hour 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