Distance from Cape Town to Beijing

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Beijing, China is 12,945 kilometers (8,044 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Beijing, China

From Cape Town to Beijing, the straight-line distance is 12,945 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Beijing at 49 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1 day
Speed Time
Cape Town, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 33.9258° S 18.4232° E

Elevation: 25 m (82 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
  • Langebaanweg Airport (SDB)
  • Robertson Airport (ROD)
  • Overberg Airport (OVG)
  • Vredendal Airport (VRE)
Beijing, China

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Shanghai

Coordinates: 39.9075° N 116.3972° E

Elevation: 49 m (161 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY)
  • Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
  • Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)
  • Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN)
  • Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ)

Other distances from Cape Town

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Cape Town to Johannesburg 1,261 km
From Cape Town to Pretoria 1,307 km
From Cape Town to Durban 1,274 km
From Cape Town to Soweto 1,243 km
From Cape Town to Pietermaritzburg 1,229 km

Other distances from Beijing

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Beijing to Shanghai 1,067 km
From Beijing to Shenzhen 1,938 km
From Beijing to Chengdu 1,517 km
From Beijing to Tianjin 108 km
From Beijing to Wuhan 1,052 km

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Tehran, Iran Porto Alegre, Brazil 12,947 km
Baghdad, Iraq Sucre, Bolivia 12,947 km
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Baghdad, Iraq Cochabamba, Bolivia 12,942 km
Kanpur, India Nashville, United States 12,942 km
Taipei, Taiwan Raleigh, United States 12,948 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Córdoba, Argentina 12,942 km
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Austin, United States 12,949 km
Tehran, Iran Culiacán, Mexico 12,949 km
Chengdu, China San Antonio, United States 12,940 km
San Francisco, United States Bhopal, India 12,940 km
Shanghai, China Iztapalapa, Mexico 12,939 km

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