Flight from Cape Town to Rome

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Rome → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Rome?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Rome (FCO) takes about 10 hours 49 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,251 miles (8,450 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 → Paris
• Cape Town → Amsterdam
• Cape Town → Frankfurt
• Cape Town → Madrid
• Cape Town → Barcelona
• Cape Town → Milan
• Cape Town → Munich
• Cape Town → Berlin
• Cape Town → Istanbul

Flights to Rome

Nearest origins

• Milan → Rome
• Zurich → Rome
• Munich → Rome
• Vienna → Rome
• Budapest → Rome
• Barcelona → Rome
• Prague → Rome
• Frankfurt → Rome
• Athens → Rome
• Paris → Rome

Long-haul to Rome

• Auckland → Rome
• Sydney → Rome
• Melbourne → Rome
• Santiago → Rome
• Bali (Denpasar) → Rome
• Buenos Aires → Rome
• Manila → Rome
• Mexico City → Rome
• Los Angeles → Rome
• San Francisco → Rome

More flights from Africa

• Cairo → Rome
• Johannesburg → Rome
• Nairobi → Rome
• Casablanca → Rome