Johannesburg, South Africa → Cairo, Egypt
3,382 nautical miles · Direction: northeast
The straight-line distance from Johannesburg to Cairo is 6,264 km (3,892 miles). Cairo lies roughly north of Johannesburg; the initial great-circle bearing is 3° (N). It is an international route from South Africa to Egypt.
Johannesburg (Gauteng, South Africa) sits at 26.2041°S, 28.0473°E; Cairo (Greater Cairo, Egypt) is at 30.0444°N, 31.2357°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 3° (N); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~8h 20min | 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 Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg and Cairo lies at approximately 1.9209°N, 29.6129°E — the position that is an equal 3,132 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 on the same time as or 1 hour ahead of Johannesburg (Africa/Johannesburg), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Johannesburg uses the South African Rand (ZAR), while Cairo uses the Egyptian Pound (EGP). The primary language changes from English (+ 10 others) in Johannesburg to Arabic in Cairo.
All distances from Johannesburg · All distances from Cairo
The straight-line distance from Johannesburg to Cairo is approximately 6,264 km (3,892 miles, 3,382 nautical miles).
Cairo lies roughly north of Johannesburg; the initial great-circle bearing is 3° (N).
Estimated flight time is about 8h 20min (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 Johannesburg 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 on the same time as or 1 hour ahead of Johannesburg (Africa/Johannesburg), 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