What is the distance from Copenhagen to Cape Town?

The great-circle distance from Copenhagen to Cape Town is 6,199 miles (9,977 km).

What is the time difference between Copenhagen and Cape Town?

Copenhagen and Cape Town are in the same time zone.

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

A nonstop flight from Copenhagen to Cape Town emits about 1477 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ CPH → CPT

12H 38M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time: 12h 38m

Distance: 6,199 mi

Or: 9,977 km

Jet lag: None

Flight from Copenhagen to Cape Town

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

↔ Flying the other way? Cape Town → Copenhagen

How long is the flight from Copenhagen to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Copenhagen (CPH) to Cape Town (CPT) 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

Copenhagen timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Copenhagen

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

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.

12H 38M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight from Copenhagen to Cape Town

How long is the flight from Copenhagen to Cape Town?

Time zones & jet lag

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