✈ CDG → CPT

11H 54M FROM PARIS TO CAPE TOWN. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 54m
Distance
5,817 mi
Or
9,362 km
Jet lag
None

Flight from Paris to Cape Town

From Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France Europe  →  Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa

How long is the flight from Paris to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Paris (CDG) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 11 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,817 miles (9,362 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 54m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,817 mi

9,362 km · great-circle

Avg speed

787 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Paris timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Paris

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1386 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1601 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 384 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.