✈ CPT → TPE
CAPE TOWN → TAIPEI: 15H 48M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Cape Town to Taipei
From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa → Taoyuan (TPE), Taiwan Asia
How long is the flight from Cape Town to Taipei?
A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Taipei (TPE) takes about 15 hours 48 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,852 miles (12,637 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 48m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,852 mi
12,637 km · great-circle
Avg speed
800 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Taipei timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Taipei
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.