Flight from Cape Town to Dallas

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Dallas → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Dallas?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Dallas (DFW) takes about 17 hours 35 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,790 miles (14,146 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 Cape Town

Nearest destinations

• Cape Town → 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

Long-haul from Cape Town

• 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 → Mexico City
• Cape Town → Chicago
• Cape Town → Seoul

More flights to North America

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

Flights to Dallas

Nearest origins

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

Long-haul to Dallas

• Bali (Denpasar) → Dallas
• Singapore → Dallas
• Kuala Lumpur → Dallas
• Johannesburg → Dallas
• Bangkok → Dallas
• Melbourne → Dallas
• Mumbai → Dallas
• Nairobi → Dallas
• Sydney → Dallas
• Manila → Dallas

More flights from Africa

• Cairo → Dallas
• Casablanca → Dallas