Distance from Cape Town to Kuala Lumpur

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is 9,586 kilometers (5,956 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

From Cape Town to Kuala Lumpur, the straight-line distance is 9,586 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Kuala Lumpur at 56 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 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)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

Coordinates: 3.1412° N 101.6865° E

Elevation: 56 m (184 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport (SZB)
  • Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)
  • Malacca International Airport (MKZ)
  • Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH)
  • Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM)

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 Kuala Lumpur

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Kuala Lumpur to Kampung Baru Subang 17 km
From Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu 1,627 km
From Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan 1,848 km
From Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru 296 km
From Kuala Lumpur to Petaling Jaya 10 km

Cities within similar distances

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong Leeds, United Kingdom 9,586 km
Berlin, Germany Veracruz, Mexico 9,586 km
Abuja, Nigeria Quito, Ecuador 9,585 km
Shenzhen, China Nottingham, United Kingdom 9,585 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Baghdad, Iraq 9,585 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Guarulhos, Brazil 9,587 km
Winnipeg, Canada Curitiba, Brazil 9,588 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Swansea, United Kingdom 9,588 km
Barcelona, Spain Oakland, United States 9,583 km
Kano, Nigeria Havana, Cuba 9,589 km
Stockholm, Sweden Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 9,582 km
London, United Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 9,582 km
Managua, Nicaragua Berlin, Germany 9,590 km
Los Angeles, United States Gibraltar, Gibraltar 9,582 km
San Francisco, United States Málaga, Spain 9,590 km
Kumasi, Ghana San Salvador, El Salvador 9,581 km
Istanbul, Turkey Barcelona, Venezuela 9,581 km
Chengdu, China Gibraltar, Gibraltar 9,581 km

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