Dubai, United Arab Emirates → Cairo, Egypt
1,309 nautical miles · Direction: northwest
The straight-line distance from Dubai to Cairo is 2,423 km (1,506 miles). Cairo lies roughly west-northwest of Dubai; the initial great-circle bearing is 288° (WNW). It is an international route from United Arab Emirates to Egypt, crossing from Asia to Africa.
Dubai (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) sits at 25.2048°N, 55.2708°E; Cairo (Greater Cairo, Egypt) is at 30.0444°N, 31.2357°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 288° (WNW); 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 Dubai to Cairo. 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 Dubai and Cairo 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, Cairo (Africa/Cairo) is 1 or 2 hours behind Dubai (Asia/Dubai), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Dubai uses the UAE Dirham (AED), while Cairo uses the Egyptian Pound (EGP). Both share Arabic as a primary language.
All routes in United Arab Emirates
All distances from Dubai · All distances from Cairo
The straight-line distance from Dubai to Cairo is approximately 2,423 km (1,506 miles, 1,309 nautical miles).
Cairo lies roughly west-northwest of Dubai; the initial great-circle bearing is 288° (WNW).
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 Dubai to Cairo. 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, Cairo (Africa/Cairo) is 1 or 2 hours behind Dubai (Asia/Dubai), 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