✈ CPT → ATL
16H 20M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Cape Town to Atlanta
From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa → Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America
How long is the flight from Cape Town to Atlanta?
A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Atlanta (ATL) 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
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
Westward — easier
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.