✈ MAN → CPT
12H 33M, 6,162 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Manchester to Cape Town
From Manchester Airport (MAN), United Kingdom Europe → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Manchester to Cape Town?
A nonstop flight from Manchester (MAN) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 12 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,162 miles (9,917 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 33m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,162 mi
9,917 km · great-circle
Avg speed
790 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Manchester timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
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.