✈ LIS → CPT
10H 58M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Lisbon to Cape Town
From Humberto Delgado (LIS), Portugal Europe → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
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.
Avg flight time
10h 58m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,331 mi
8,579 km · great-circle
Avg speed
783 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Lisbon timezone
UTC+1
Europe/Lisbon
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
Eastward — worse
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.