✈ KIX → CPT
17H 46M FROM OSAKA TO CAPE TOWN. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Osaka to Cape Town
From Kansai (KIX), Japan Asia → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Osaka to Cape Town?
A nonstop flight from Osaka (KIX) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 17 hours 46 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,879 miles (14,290 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h 46m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,879 mi
14,290 km · great-circle
Avg speed
805 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Osaka timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
Westward — easier
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.