✈ CPT → PEK
CAPE TOWN → BEIJING: 16H 11M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Cape Town to Beijing
From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
How long is the flight from Cape Town to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 16 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,057 miles (12,966 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,057 mi
12,966 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
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.