Flight from Cape Town to Melbourne

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania

↔ Flying the other way? Melbourne → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Melbourne?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 13 hours 1 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,403 miles (10,305 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 Oceania

• Cape Town → Sydney
• Cape Town → Auckland

Flights to Melbourne

Nearest origins

• Sydney → Melbourne
• Auckland → Melbourne
• Bali (Denpasar) → Melbourne
• Singapore → Melbourne
• Manila → Melbourne
• Kuala Lumpur → Melbourne
• Bangkok → Melbourne
• Taipei → Melbourne
• Hong Kong → Melbourne
• Shanghai → Melbourne

Long-haul to Melbourne

• Lisbon → Melbourne
• Casablanca → Melbourne
• Madrid → Melbourne
• Dublin → Melbourne
• Manchester → Melbourne
• Boston → Melbourne
• London → Melbourne
• Edinburgh → Melbourne
• Barcelona → Melbourne
• Paris → Melbourne

More flights from Africa

• Cairo → Melbourne
• Johannesburg → Melbourne
• Nairobi → Melbourne