Cairo, Egypt → Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
882 nautical miles · Direction: southeast
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Riyadh is 1,634 km (1,015 miles). Riyadh lies roughly east-southeast of Cairo; the initial great-circle bearing is 108° (ESE). 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; Riyadh (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is at 24.7136°N, 46.6753°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 108° (ESE); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~2h 33min | 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 Riyadh. 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 Riyadh lies at approximately 27.5925°N, 39.1428°E — the position that is an equal 817 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Riyadh (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 Riyadh uses the Saudi Riyal (SAR). Both share Arabic as a primary language.
All distances from Cairo · All distances from Riyadh
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Riyadh is approximately 1,634 km (1,015 miles, 882 nautical miles).
Riyadh lies roughly east-southeast of Cairo; the initial great-circle bearing is 108° (ESE).
Estimated flight time is about 2h 33min (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 Riyadh. 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, Riyadh (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