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✈ AKL → CPT

AUCKLAND → CAPE TOWN IN 14H 44M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
14h 44m
Distance
7,299 mi
Or
11,747 km
Jet lag
10h

Flight from Auckland to Cape Town

From Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand Oceania  →  Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cape Town → Auckland

How long is the flight from Auckland to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Auckland (AKL) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 14 hours 44 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,299 miles (11,747 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

14h 44m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

7,299 mi

11,747 km · great-circle

Avg speed

797 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Auckland timezone

UTC+12

Pacific/Auckland

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Time difference

-10h

10 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1739 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2009 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 482 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.

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