Flight from Cape Town to Tokyo

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Haneda (HND), Japan Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Tokyo → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Tokyo?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Tokyo (HND) takes about 18 hours 17 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,147 miles (14,721 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 → Osaka
• Cape Town → Dallas
• Cape Town → Mexico City
• Cape Town → Chicago
• Cape Town → Seoul

More flights to Asia

• Cape Town → Beijing
• Cape Town → Shanghai
• Cape Town → Hong Kong
• Cape Town → Taipei
• Cape Town → Singapore
• Cape Town → Bangkok
• Cape Town → Kuala Lumpur
• Cape Town → Delhi
• Cape Town → Mumbai
• Cape Town → Bali (Denpasar)

Flights to Tokyo

Nearest origins

• Osaka → Tokyo
• Seoul → Tokyo
• Shanghai → Tokyo
• Beijing → Tokyo
• Taipei → Tokyo
• Hong Kong → Tokyo
• Manila → Tokyo
• Bangkok → Tokyo
• Singapore → Tokyo
• Kuala Lumpur → Tokyo

Long-haul to Tokyo

• Rio de Janeiro → Tokyo
• São Paulo → Tokyo
• Buenos Aires → Tokyo
• Santiago → Tokyo
• Johannesburg → Tokyo
• Cancun → Tokyo
• Miami → Tokyo
• Casablanca → Tokyo
• Mexico City → Tokyo
• Nairobi → Tokyo

More flights from Africa

• Cairo → Tokyo