Distance from Karachi to Riyadh
🇵🇰 Karachi, Pakistan → 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The distance between Karachi and Riyadh is 2,050 kilometres (1,274 miles) measured as a great-circle (straight) line. Flying out of Jinnah International Airport (KHI), the initial heading is roughly west (274°), and a typical nonstop flight takes around 3h 4m. Actual flight paths and times vary with routing, winds and air-traffic constraints.
Karachi
Pakistan
Pakistan's largest city and economic powerhouse, a sprawling Arabian Sea port and the country's financial and industrial heart.
Top sights: Mazar-e-Quaid, Clifton Beach, Mohatta Palace, Frere Hall, Empress Market
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's capital, a fast-modernizing desert city of gleaming towers and broad highways at the heart of the Arabian Peninsula.
Top sights: Kingdom Centre, Masmak Fortress, Diriyah, National Museum, Edge of the World cliffs
Frequently asked questions
- How far is Riyadh from Karachi?
- 2,050 km (1,274 miles) in a straight line.
- How long is the flight from Karachi to Riyadh?
- About 3h 4m nonstop, at an average 800 km/h cruising speed plus taxi and climb time.
- What direction is Riyadh from Karachi?
- Riyadh lies roughly to the west of Karachi (initial bearing 274°).
- Which airports serve this route?
- Karachi: Jinnah International Airport (KHI). Riyadh: King Khalid International Airport (RUH).
More distances from Karachi
See the country profiles for Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, or open the Asia distance calculator.