✈ BOS → CPT
15H 33M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Boston to Cape Town
From Logan (BOS), USA North America → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Boston to Cape Town?
A nonstop flight from Boston (BOS) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 15 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,729 miles (12,438 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 33m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,729 mi
12,438 km · great-circle
Avg speed
800 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Boston 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.