Flight from Melbourne to Cape Town

From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania  →  Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cape Town → Melbourne

How long is the flight from Melbourne to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 13 hours 1 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,403 miles (10,305 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 Melbourne

Nearest destinations

• Melbourne → Sydney
• Melbourne → Auckland
• Melbourne → Bali (Denpasar)
• Melbourne → Singapore
• Melbourne → Manila
• Melbourne → Kuala Lumpur
• Melbourne → Bangkok
• Melbourne → Taipei
• Melbourne → Hong Kong
• Melbourne → Shanghai

Long-haul from Melbourne

• Melbourne → Lisbon
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• Melbourne → Paris

More flights to Africa

• Melbourne → Cairo
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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 Oceania

• Sydney → Cape Town
• Auckland → Cape Town