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✈ CPT → LAX

19H 54M FROM CAPE TOWN TO LOS ANGELES. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.

Flight time
19h 54m
Distance
9,992 mi
Or
16,080 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Cape Town to Los Angeles

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Los Angeles → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 19 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,992 miles (16,080 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

19h 54m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

9,992 mi

16,080 km · great-circle

Avg speed

808 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-9h

9 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~6.3d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2380 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2750 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 659 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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