✈ CPT → FRA

11H 56M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,837 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 56m
Distance
5,837 mi
Or
9,393 km
Jet lag
None

Flight from Cape Town to Frankfurt

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Germany Europe

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Frankfurt?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Frankfurt (FRA) takes about 11 hours 56 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,837 miles (9,393 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 56m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,837 mi

9,393 km · great-circle

Avg speed

787 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Frankfurt timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Berlin

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1390 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1606 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 385 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.