✈ HND → CPT
18H 17M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Tokyo to Cape Town
From Haneda (HND), Japan Asia → Cape Town International (CPT), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Tokyo to Cape Town?
A nonstop flight from Tokyo (HND) to Cape Town (CPT) takes about 18 hours 17 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,147 miles (14,721 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
18h 17m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,147 mi
14,721 km · great-circle
Avg speed
806 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Tokyo timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo
Cape Town timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.