✈ MIA → CPT
15H 27M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Miami to Cape Town
From Miami International (MIA), USA North America → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Miami to Cape Town?
A nonstop flight from Miami (MIA) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 15 hours 27 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,670 miles (12,344 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 27m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,670 mi
12,344 km · great-circle
Avg speed
799 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Miami timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
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.