✈ CPT → EZE
8H 57M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Cape Town to Buenos Aires
From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa → Ezeiza (EZE), Argentina South America
How long is the flight from Cape Town to Buenos Aires?
A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Buenos Aires (EZE) 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
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Buenos Aires timezone
UTC-3
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
Time difference
-5h
5 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.5d
Westward — easier
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.