✈ DEL → CPT

11H 48M FROM DELHI TO CAPE TOWN. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 48m
Distance
5,768 mi
Or
9,282 km
Jet lag
3.5h

Flight from Delhi to Cape Town

From Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia  →  Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa

How long is the flight from Delhi to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Delhi (DEL) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 11 hours 48 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,768 miles (9,282 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 48m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,768 mi

9,282 km · great-circle

Avg speed

787 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Delhi timezone

UTC+5:30

Asia/Kolkata

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Time difference

-3.5h

3h 30m behind

Jet lag (rough)

~2.4d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1374 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1587 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 381 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.