✈ LAX → CPT

LOS ANGELES → CAPE TOWN: 19H 54M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.

Flight time
19h 54m
Distance
9,992 mi
Or
16,080 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Los Angeles to Cape Town

From LAX (LAX), USA North America  →  Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Cape Town → Los Angeles

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Cape Town?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 19 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,992 miles (16,080 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

19h 54m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

9,992 mi

16,080 km · great-circle

Avg speed

808 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Cape Town timezone

UTC+2

Africa/Johannesburg

Time difference

+9h

9 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~9d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2380 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2750 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 659 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.