Riyadh, Saudi Arabia → Cairo, Egypt
882 nautical miles · Direction: northwest
The straight-line distance from Riyadh to Cairo is 1,634 km (1,015 miles). Cairo lies roughly west-northwest of Riyadh; the initial great-circle bearing is 295° (WNW). It is an international route from Saudi Arabia to Egypt, crossing from Asia to Africa.
Riyadh (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) sits at 24.7136°N, 46.6753°E; Cairo (Greater Cairo, Egypt) is at 30.0444°N, 31.2357°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 295° (WNW); 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 Riyadh 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 Riyadh and Cairo 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, Cairo (Africa/Cairo) is 1 hour behind or on the same time as Riyadh (Asia/Riyadh), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Riyadh uses the Saudi Riyal (SAR), while Cairo uses the Egyptian Pound (EGP). Both share Arabic as a primary language.
All distances from Riyadh · All distances from Cairo
The straight-line distance from Riyadh to Cairo is approximately 1,634 km (1,015 miles, 882 nautical miles).
Cairo lies roughly west-northwest of Riyadh; the initial great-circle bearing is 295° (WNW).
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 Riyadh 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 hour behind or on the same time as Riyadh (Asia/Riyadh), 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