✈ CPH → CPT
12H 38M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Copenhagen to Cape Town
From Kastrup (CPH), Denmark Europe → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Copenhagen to Cape Town?
A nonstop flight from Copenhagen (CPH) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 12 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,199 miles (9,977 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 38m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,199 mi
9,977 km · great-circle
Avg speed
790 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Copenhagen timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Copenhagen
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
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.