Distance from Cape Town to Jaffna

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Jaffna, Sri Lanka is 8,090 kilometers (5,027 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

From Cape Town to Jaffna, the straight-line distance is 8,090 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Jaffna at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 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)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Colombo

Coordinates: 9.6685° N 80.0074° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Kankesanturai Airport (JAF)
  • Tanjore Air Force Base (TJV)
  • Anuradhapura Air Force Base (ACJ)
  • Trincomalee Airport (TRR)
  • Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (TRZ)

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 Jaffna

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Jaffna to Colombo 303 km
From Jaffna to Galle 401 km
From Jaffna to Batticaloa 285 km
From Jaffna to Pita Kotte 307 km
From Jaffna to Matara 416 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Buenos Aires, Argentina Benin City, Nigeria 8,090 km
Hyderabad, India Belfast, United Kingdom 8,091 km
Panama City, Panama Valladolid, Spain 8,089 km
Houston, United States Amsterdam, Netherlands 8,091 km
Istanbul, Turkey Brooklyn, United States 8,089 km
Oslo, Norway Austin, United States 8,092 km
Santiago, Chile Louisville, United States 8,092 km
Manaus, Brazil Belfast, United Kingdom 8,088 km
Rosario, Argentina Culiacán, Mexico 8,088 km
Paris, France Santa Marta, Colombia 8,092 km
Monterrey, Mexico Porto Alegre, Brazil 8,088 km
Salvador, Brazil Belfast, United Kingdom 8,092 km
New York City, United States Istanbul, Turkey 8,088 km
Valencia, Spain Calgary, Canada 8,092 km
São Paulo, Brazil Córdoba, Spain 8,087 km
Panama City, Panama Málaga, Spain 8,093 km
Kumasi, Ghana Laval, Canada 8,087 km
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Coimbatore, India 8,093 km
Dublin, Ireland Tucson, United States 8,087 km
Dhaka, Bangladesh Manchester, United Kingdom 8,093 km

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