Flight from Lisbon to Cape Town

From Humberto Delgado (LIS), Portugal Europe  →  Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cape Town → Lisbon

How long is the flight from Lisbon to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Lisbon (LIS) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 10 hours 58 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,331 miles (8,579 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 Lisbon

Nearest destinations

• Lisbon → Madrid
• Lisbon → Casablanca
• Lisbon → Barcelona
• Lisbon → Paris
• Lisbon → London
• Lisbon → Dublin
• Lisbon → Milan
• Lisbon → Manchester
• Lisbon → Brussels
• Lisbon → Zurich

Long-haul from Lisbon

• Lisbon → Auckland
• Lisbon → Sydney
• Lisbon → Melbourne
• Lisbon → Bali (Denpasar)
• Lisbon → Manila
• Lisbon → Singapore
• Lisbon → Kuala Lumpur
• Lisbon → Taipei
• Lisbon → Tokyo
• Lisbon → Osaka

More flights to Africa

• Lisbon → Cairo
• Lisbon → Johannesburg
• Lisbon → Nairobi

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
• Dallas → Cape Town
• Mexico City → Cape Town
• Chicago → Cape Town

More flights from Europe

• London → Cape Town
• Paris → Cape Town
• Amsterdam → Cape Town
• Frankfurt → Cape Town
• Madrid → Cape Town
• Barcelona → Cape Town
• Rome → Cape Town
• Milan → Cape Town
• Munich → Cape Town
• Berlin → Cape Town