✈ DEL → CPT
11H 48M FROM DELHI TO CAPE TOWN. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.