✈ CPT → BRU
12H 6M, 5,927 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Cape Town to Brussels
From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa → Zaventem (BRU), Belgium Europe
How long is the flight from Cape Town to Brussels?
A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Brussels (BRU) takes about 12 hours 6 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,927 miles (9,538 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 6m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,927 mi
9,538 km · great-circle
Avg speed
788 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Brussels timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Brussels
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.