Distance from Cairo to Jaffna

The distance between Cairo, Egypt and Jaffna, Sri Lanka is 5,531 kilometers (3,437 miles).

Cairo, Egypt

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

From Cairo to Jaffna, the straight-line distance is 5,531 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cairo at 23 meters above sea level and Jaffna at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 8-10 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Cairo, Egypt

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Cairo

Coordinates: 30.0626° N 31.2497° E

Elevation: 23 m (75 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cairo International Airport (CAI)
  • Cairo West Airport (CWE)
  • Port Said Airport (PSD)
  • El Nouzha Airport (ALY)
  • Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Colombo

Coordinates: 9.6685° N 80.0074° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Kankesanturai Airport (JAF)
  • Tanjore Air Force Base (TJV)
  • Anuradhapura Air Force Base (ACJ)
  • Trincomalee Airport (TRR)
  • Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (TRZ)

Other distances from Cairo

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Cairo to Alexandria 180 km
From Cairo to Giza 7 km
From Cairo to Port Said 167 km
From Cairo to Suez 124 km
From Cairo to Shubrā al Khaymah 7 km

Other distances from Jaffna

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Jaffna to Colombo 303 km
From Jaffna to Galle 401 km
From Jaffna to Batticaloa 285 km
From Jaffna to Pita Kotte 307 km
From Jaffna to Matara 416 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Manaus, Brazil London, Canada 5,531 km
New York City, United States Reading, United Kingdom 5,531 km
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Brooklyn, United States Reading, United Kingdom 5,532 km
Brampton, Canada Manchester, United Kingdom 5,532 km
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Warsaw, Poland Accra, Ghana 5,529 km
Mississauga, Canada Manchester, United Kingdom 5,533 km
San Jose, United States Barranquilla, Colombia 5,529 km
Toronto, Canada Cardiff, United Kingdom 5,533 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Goiânia, Brazil 5,528 km
Quito, Ecuador Las Vegas, United States 5,528 km
Cartagena, Colombia Sacramento, United States 5,527 km
Jacksonville, United States Cochabamba, Bolivia 5,535 km
Boston, United States Córdoba, Spain 5,527 km
Toronto, Canada Manaus, Brazil 5,535 km
Caracas, Venezuela Mexicali, Mexico 5,535 km
Warsaw, Poland Vadodara, India 5,527 km
Philadelphia, United States Bradford, United Kingdom 5,536 km
Valencia, Venezuela Ensenada, Mexico 5,536 km

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