Flight from Cape Town to Vancouver

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  YVR (YVR), Canada North America

↔ Flying the other way? Vancouver → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Vancouver?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Vancouver (YVR) takes about 20 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,231 miles (16,465 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 → 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
• 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 Vancouver

Nearest origins

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

Long-haul to Vancouver

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

More flights from Africa

• Cairo → Vancouver
• Casablanca → Vancouver