Riyadh, Saudi Arabia → Karachi, Pakistan
1,107 nautical miles · Direction: east
The straight-line distance from Riyadh to Karachi is 2,050 km (1,274 miles). Karachi lies roughly east of Riyadh; the initial great-circle bearing is 85° (E). It is an international route from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan.
Riyadh (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) sits at 24.7136°N, 46.6753°E; Karachi (Sindh, Pakistan) is at 24.8607°N, 67.0011°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 85° (E); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~3h 4min | 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 Karachi. 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 Karachi lies at approximately 25.1338°N, 56.8321°E — the position that is an equal 1,025 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Karachi (Asia/Karachi) is 2 hours ahead of Riyadh (Asia/Riyadh) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
Riyadh uses the Saudi Riyal (SAR), while Karachi uses the Pakistani Rupee (PKR). The primary language changes from Arabic in Riyadh to Urdu / English in Karachi.
The straight-line distance from Riyadh to Karachi is approximately 2,050 km (1,274 miles, 1,107 nautical miles).
Karachi lies roughly east of Riyadh; the initial great-circle bearing is 85° (E).
Estimated flight time is about 3h 4min (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 Karachi. 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.
Karachi (Asia/Karachi) is 2 hours ahead of Riyadh (Asia/Riyadh) all year; daylight saving does not change the gap.
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