✈ CPT → SCL
10H 14M. CAPE TOWN TO SANTIAGO. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Cape Town to Santiago
From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa → Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America
How long is the flight from Cape Town to Santiago?
A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Santiago (SCL) takes about 10 hours 14 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,950 miles (7,967 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 14m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,950 mi
7,967 km · great-circle
Avg speed
778 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
Westward — easier
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.