Flight from Sydney to Cape Town

From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania  →  Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cape Town → Sydney

How long is the flight from Sydney to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 13 hours 50 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,829 miles (10,990 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 Sydney

Nearest destinations

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

Long-haul from Sydney

• Sydney → Lisbon
• Sydney → Casablanca
• Sydney → Madrid
• Sydney → Dublin
• Sydney → Barcelona
• Sydney → London
• Sydney → Manchester
• Sydney → Paris
• Sydney → Edinburgh
• Sydney → Brussels

More flights to Africa

• Sydney → Cairo
• Sydney → Johannesburg
• Sydney → Nairobi

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

• Melbourne → Cape Town
• Auckland → Cape Town