Flight from Cape Town to Seattle

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Seattle → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Seattle?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 20 hours 20 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,217 miles (16,443 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 → Los Angeles
• Cape Town → Las Vegas
• Cape Town → Tokyo
• Cape Town → Osaka
• Cape Town → Dallas
• Cape Town → Mexico City
• Cape Town → Chicago
• Cape Town → Seoul

More flights to North America

• Cape Town → Atlanta
• Cape Town → New York
• Cape Town → Miami
• Cape Town → Boston
• Cape Town → Toronto
• Cape Town → Cancun

Flights to Seattle

Nearest origins

• Vancouver → Seattle
• San Francisco → Seattle
• Las Vegas → Seattle
• Los Angeles → Seattle
• Dallas → Seattle
• Chicago → Seattle
• Toronto → Seattle
• Atlanta → Seattle
• Mexico City → Seattle
• New York → Seattle

Long-haul to Seattle

• Johannesburg → Seattle
• Nairobi → Seattle
• Melbourne → Seattle
• Bali (Denpasar) → Seattle
• Kuala Lumpur → Seattle
• Singapore → Seattle
• Sydney → Seattle
• Mumbai → Seattle
• Abu Dhabi → Seattle
• Bangkok → Seattle

More flights from Africa

• Cairo → Seattle
• Casablanca → Seattle