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✈ CPT → MNL

15H 5M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.

Flight time
15h 5m
Distance
7,477 mi
Or
12,033 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Cape Town to Manila

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Ninoy Aquino (MNL), Philippines Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Manila → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Manila?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Manila (MNL) takes about 15 hours 5 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,477 miles (12,033 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

15h 5m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

7,477 mi

12,033 km · great-circle

Avg speed

798 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Manila timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Manila

Time difference

+6h

6 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~6d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1781 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2058 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 493 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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