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✈ CPT → JNB

CAPE TOWN → JOHANNESBURG: 2H 37M. SHORT ENOUGH TO SKIP THE MOVIE.

Flight time
2h 37m
Distance
790 mi
Or
1,271 km
Jet lag
None

Flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Johannesburg → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 2 hours 37 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 790 miles (1,271 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 37m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

790 mi

1,271 km · great-circle

Avg speed

485 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Johannesburg timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 198 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 217 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 52 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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