✈ ATL → CPT
ATLANTA → CAPE TOWN: 16H 20M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Atlanta to Cape Town
From Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
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.
Avg flight time
16h 20m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,134 mi
13,090 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
Eastward — worse
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.