Flight from Atlanta to Cape Town

From Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America  →  Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cape Town → Atlanta

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 16 hours 20 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,134 miles (13,090 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

Flights from Atlanta

Nearest destinations

• Atlanta → Miami
• Atlanta → Chicago
• Atlanta → Dallas
• Atlanta → Toronto
• Atlanta → New York
• Atlanta → Cancun
• Atlanta → Boston
• Atlanta → Mexico City
• Atlanta → Las Vegas
• Atlanta → Los Angeles

Long-haul from Atlanta

• Atlanta → Bali (Denpasar)
• Atlanta → Singapore
• Atlanta → Kuala Lumpur
• Atlanta → Melbourne
• Atlanta → Sydney
• Atlanta → Bangkok
• Atlanta → Manila
• Atlanta → Mumbai
• Atlanta → Johannesburg
• Atlanta → Hong Kong

More flights to Africa

• Atlanta → Cairo
• Atlanta → Nairobi
• Atlanta → Casablanca

Flights to Cape Town

Nearest origins

• Johannesburg → Cape Town
• Nairobi → Cape Town
• Rio de Janeiro → Cape Town
• São Paulo → Cape Town
• Buenos Aires → Cape Town
• Cairo → Cape Town
• Doha → Cape Town
• Abu Dhabi → Cape Town
• Tel Aviv → Cape Town
• Dubai → Cape Town

Long-haul to Cape Town

• San Francisco → Cape Town
• Vancouver → Cape Town
• Seattle → Cape Town
• Los Angeles → Cape Town
• Las Vegas → Cape Town
• Tokyo → Cape Town
• Osaka → Cape Town
• Dallas → Cape Town
• Mexico City → Cape Town
• Chicago → Cape Town

More flights from North America

• New York → Cape Town
• Miami → Cape Town
• Boston → Cape Town
• Toronto → Cape Town
• Cancun → Cape Town