Cairo, Egypt → Nairobi, Kenya
1,908 nautical miles · Direction: southeast
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Nairobi is 3,534 km (2,196 miles). Nairobi lies roughly south of Cairo; the initial great-circle bearing is 169° (S). It is an international route from Egypt to Kenya.
Cairo (Greater Cairo, Egypt) sits at 30.0444°N, 31.2357°E; Nairobi (Nairobi, Kenya) is at 1.2921°S, 36.8219°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 169° (S); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~4h 55min | 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 Nairobi. 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 Nairobi lies at approximately 14.3925°N, 34.2298°E — the position that is an equal 1,767 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Nairobi (Africa/Nairobi) 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 Nairobi uses the Kenyan Shilling (KES). The primary language changes from Arabic in Cairo to Swahili / English in Nairobi.
All distances from Cairo · All distances from Nairobi
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Nairobi is approximately 3,534 km (2,196 miles, 1,908 nautical miles).
Nairobi lies roughly south of Cairo; the initial great-circle bearing is 169° (S).
Estimated flight time is about 4h 55min (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 Nairobi. 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, Nairobi (Africa/Nairobi) 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