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✈ CPT → CPH

CAPE TOWN → COPENHAGEN IN 12H 38M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
12h 38m
Distance
6,199 mi
Or
9,977 km
Jet lag
None

Flight from Cape Town to Copenhagen

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Kastrup (CPH), Denmark Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Copenhagen → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Copenhagen?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Copenhagen (CPH) takes about 12 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,199 miles (9,977 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 38m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,199 mi

9,977 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Copenhagen timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Copenhagen

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1477 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1706 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 409 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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