Flight from Cape Town to Lisbon

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Humberto Delgado (LIS), Portugal Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Lisbon → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Lisbon?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Lisbon (LIS) takes about 10 hours 58 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,331 miles (8,579 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 → Dallas
• Cape Town → Mexico City
• Cape Town → Chicago

More flights to Europe

• Cape Town → London
• Cape Town → Paris
• Cape Town → Amsterdam
• Cape Town → Frankfurt
• Cape Town → Madrid
• Cape Town → Barcelona
• Cape Town → Rome
• Cape Town → Milan
• Cape Town → Munich
• Cape Town → Berlin

Flights to Lisbon

Nearest origins

• Madrid → Lisbon
• Casablanca → Lisbon
• Barcelona → Lisbon
• Paris → Lisbon
• London → Lisbon
• Dublin → Lisbon
• Milan → Lisbon
• Manchester → Lisbon
• Brussels → Lisbon
• Zurich → Lisbon

Long-haul to Lisbon

• Auckland → Lisbon
• Sydney → Lisbon
• Melbourne → Lisbon
• Bali (Denpasar) → Lisbon
• Manila → Lisbon
• Singapore → Lisbon
• Kuala Lumpur → Lisbon
• Taipei → Lisbon
• Tokyo → Lisbon
• Osaka → Lisbon

More flights from Africa

• Cairo → Lisbon
• Johannesburg → Lisbon
• Nairobi → Lisbon