Flight from Cape Town to Paris

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Paris → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Paris?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Paris (CDG) takes about 11 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,817 miles (9,362 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 Europe

• Cape Town → London
• Cape Town → Amsterdam
• Cape Town → Frankfurt
• Cape Town → Madrid
• Cape Town → Barcelona
• Cape Town → Rome
• Cape Town → Milan
• Cape Town → Munich
• Cape Town → Berlin
• Cape Town → Istanbul

Flights to Paris

Nearest origins

• Brussels → Paris
• London → Paris
• Amsterdam → Paris
• Frankfurt → Paris
• Zurich → Paris
• Manchester → Paris
• Milan → Paris
• Munich → Paris
• Dublin → Paris
• Prague → Paris

Long-haul to Paris

• Auckland → Paris
• Sydney → Paris
• Melbourne → Paris
• Bali (Denpasar) → Paris
• Santiago → Paris
• Buenos Aires → Paris
• Manila → Paris
• Singapore → Paris
• Kuala Lumpur → Paris
• Taipei → Paris

More flights from Africa

• Cairo → Paris
• Johannesburg → Paris
• Nairobi → Paris
• Casablanca → Paris