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✈ CPT → DUB

12H 40M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,219 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
12h 40m
Distance
6,219 mi
Or
10,009 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Cape Town to Dublin

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Dublin Airport (DUB), Ireland Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Dublin → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Dublin?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Dublin (DUB) takes about 12 hours 40 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,219 miles (10,009 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 40m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,219 mi

10,009 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Dublin timezone

UTC+1

Europe/Dublin

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1481 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1712 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 410 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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