What is the distance from Cape Town to Warsaw?

The great-circle distance from Cape Town to Warsaw is 5,953 miles (9,580 km).

What is the time difference between Cape Town and Warsaw?

Cape Town and Warsaw are in the same time zone.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Cape Town to Warsaw produce?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town to Warsaw emits about 1418 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ CPT → WAW

12H 9M, 5,953 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.

Flight time: 12h 9m

Distance: 5,953 mi

Or: 9,580 km

Jet lag: None

Flight from Cape Town to Warsaw

From Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa → Chopin (WAW), Poland Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Warsaw → Cape Town

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Warsaw?

A nonstop flight from Cape Town (CPT) to Warsaw (WAW) takes about 12 hours 9 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,953 miles (9,580 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 9m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,953 mi

9,580 km · great-circle

Avg speed

788 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Warsaw timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Warsaw

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1418 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 1638 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 393 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.

12H 9M, 5,953 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.

Flight from Cape Town to Warsaw

How long is the flight from Cape Town to Warsaw?

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