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✈ CPT → MAN

12H 33M FROM CAPE TOWN TO MANCHESTER. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
12h 33m
Distance
6,162 mi
Or
9,917 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Cape Town to Manchester

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Manchester Airport (MAN), United Kingdom Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Manchester → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Manchester?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Manchester (MAN) takes about 12 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,162 miles (9,917 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 33m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,162 mi

9,917 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Manchester timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

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 1468 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1696 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 407 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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