✈ EZE → CPT
BUENOS AIRES → CAPE TOWN: 8H 57M, 4,279 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from Buenos Aires to Cape Town
From Ezeiza (EZE), Argentina South America → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Buenos Aires to Cape Town?
A nonstop flight from Buenos Aires (EZE) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 8 hours 57 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,279 miles (6,886 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 57m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,279 mi
6,886 km · great-circle
Avg speed
770 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Buenos Aires timezone
UTC-3
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
+5h
5 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~5d
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.