✈ BER → CPT
12H 12M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Berlin to Cape Town
From Brandenburg (BER), Germany Europe → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Berlin to Cape Town?
A nonstop flight from Berlin (BER) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 12 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,973 miles (9,612 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 12m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,973 mi
9,612 km · great-circle
Avg speed
788 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Berlin timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Berlin
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
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.