✈ SYD → CPT
SYDNEY → CAPE TOWN IN 13H 50M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Sydney to Cape Town
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Sydney to Cape Town?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 13 hours 50 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,829 miles (10,990 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 50m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,829 mi
10,990 km · great-circle
Avg speed
794 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
-8h
8 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~5.6d
Westward — easier
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.