Flight from Dallas to Cape Town

From Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America  →  Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cape Town → Dallas

How long is the flight from Dallas to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Dallas (DFW) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 17 hours 35 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,790 miles (14,146 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 Dallas

Nearest destinations

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

Long-haul from Dallas

• Dallas → Bali (Denpasar)
• Dallas → Singapore
• Dallas → Kuala Lumpur
• Dallas → Johannesburg
• Dallas → Bangkok
• Dallas → Melbourne
• Dallas → Mumbai
• Dallas → Nairobi
• Dallas → Sydney
• Dallas → Manila

More flights to Africa

• Dallas → Cairo
• Dallas → Casablanca

Flights to Cape Town

Nearest origins

• 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 → Cape Town

Long-haul to Cape Town

• San Francisco → Cape Town
• Vancouver → Cape Town
• Seattle → Cape Town
• Los Angeles → Cape Town
• Las Vegas → Cape Town
• Tokyo → Cape Town
• Osaka → Cape Town
• Mexico City → Cape Town
• Chicago → Cape Town
• Seoul → Cape Town

More flights from North America

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