Distance from Cape Town to Freetown

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Freetown, Sierra Leone is 5,763 kilometers (3,581 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone

From Cape Town to Freetown, the straight-line distance is 5,763 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Freetown at 38 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 18-22 days
Motorcycle 7-8 days
Car 5-6 days
Airplane 8-10 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
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)
Freetown, Sierra Leone

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Freetown

Coordinates: 8.4871° N 13.2356° W

Elevation: 38 m (125 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Freetown-Lungi International Airport (FNA)
  • Hastings Airport (HGS)
  • Gbangbatok Airport (GBK)
  • Conakry International Airport (CKY)
  • Sherbro International Airport (BTE)

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 Freetown

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Freetown to Kenema 235 km
From Freetown to Bo 175 km
From Freetown to Koidu 250 km
From Freetown to Makeni 138 km
From Freetown to Waterloo 24 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Cape Town and Freetown.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Mississauga, Canada Lisbon, Portugal 5,763 km
Warsaw, Poland Nashik, India 5,763 km
Mexicali, Mexico Chiclayo, Peru 5,763 km
Budapest, Hungary Nashik, India 5,764 km
San Juan, Puerto Rico Sacramento, United States 5,764 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Puente Alto, Chile 5,764 km
Dublin, Ireland Columbus, United States 5,762 km
Denver, United States Chiclayo, Peru 5,761 km
Nairobi, Kenya Kyiv, Ukraine 5,765 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Washington, United States 5,765 km
Accra, Ghana Brasília, Brazil 5,765 km
Kanpur, India Budapest, Hungary 5,765 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Washington, United States 5,765 km
Philadelphia, United States Callao, Peru 5,761 km
Madrid, Spain The Bronx, United States 5,766 km
Montréal, Canada Belém, Brazil 5,760 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Callao, Peru 5,766 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Brasília, Brazil 5,766 km
Santiago, Chile San Juan, Puerto Rico 5,766 km

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