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✈ CPT → MAN

12H 33M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,162 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
12h 33m
Distance
6,162 mi
Or
9,917 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Cape Town to Manchester

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa  →  Manchester Airport (MAN), United Kingdom Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Manchester → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Manchester?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Manchester (MAN) takes about 12 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,162 miles (9,917 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 33m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,162 mi

9,917 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Manchester timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1468 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1696 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 407 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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