Distance from Cape Town to Helsinki

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Helsinki, Finland is 10,446 kilometers (6,491 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

From Cape Town to Helsinki, the straight-line distance is 10,446 kilometers, heading north. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Helsinki at 26 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
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)
Helsinki, Finland

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Helsinki

Coordinates: 60.1695° N 24.9355° E

Elevation: 26 m (85 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM)
  • Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL)
  • Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV)
  • Tallinn Airport (TLL)
  • Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport (QLF)

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 Port Elizabeth 665 km

Other distances from Helsinki

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Helsinki to Espoo 16 km
From Helsinki to Tampere 161 km
From Helsinki to Oulu 540 km
From Helsinki to Turku 151 km
From Helsinki to Vantaa 15 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Cartagena, Colombia Istanbul, Turkey 10,446 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Porto Alegre, Brazil 10,446 km
Medellín, Colombia Bucharest, Romania 10,446 km
Vienna, Austria Curitiba, Brazil 10,447 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Minsk, Belarus 10,444 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Kaduna, Nigeria 10,448 km
Kumasi, Ghana Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 10,448 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Minsk, Belarus 10,444 km
Minsk, Belarus Ibagué, Colombia 10,444 km
Brussels, Belgium Callao, Peru 10,448 km
Taipei, Taiwan San Jose, United States 10,444 km
Rosario, Argentina Barcelona, Spain 10,444 km
Auckland, New Zealand Tijuana, Mexico 10,448 km
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Edmonton, Canada 10,443 km
Minsk, Belarus Xochimilco, Mexico 10,443 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Quito, Ecuador 10,443 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Barcelona, Spain 10,443 km

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