FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ CPT → MEX

17H 4M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.

Flight time
17h 4m
Distance
8,520 mi
Or
13,711 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from Cape Town to Mexico City

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America

↔ Flying the other way? Mexico City → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Mexico City?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Mexico City (MEX) takes about 17 hours 4 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,520 miles (13,711 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

17h 4m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

8,520 mi

13,711 km · great-circle

Avg speed

803 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Time difference

-8h

8 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~5.6d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2029 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2345 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 562 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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