Distance from Cape Town to Madrid

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Madrid, Spain is 8,539 kilometers (5,306 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Madrid, Spain

From Cape Town to Madrid, the straight-line distance is 8,539 kilometers, heading north. Cape Town is at 25 meters above sea level, while Madrid is at 665 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 30-45 days
Motorcycle 10-12 days
Car 8-10 days
Airplane 12-14 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)
Madrid, Spain

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Madrid

Coordinates: 40.4165° N 3.7026° W

Elevation: 665 m (2,182 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cuatro Vientos Airport (ECV)
  • Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)
  • Torrejón Airport (TOJ)
  • Salamanca Airport (SLM)
  • Valladolid Airport (VLL)

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 Madrid

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Madrid to Barcelona 505 km
From Madrid to Valencia 303 km
From Madrid to Zaragoza 275 km
From Madrid to Málaga 415 km
From Madrid to Murcia 349 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Glasgow, United Kingdom Iztacalco, Mexico 8,539 km
Oslo, Norway Recife, Brazil 8,539 km
Barcelona, Spain Soacha, Colombia 8,539 km
Torreón, Mexico Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 8,539 km
Vancouver, Canada Beijing, China 8,538 km
San Jose, United States Bristol, United Kingdom 8,538 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Kaduna, Nigeria 8,538 km
Mexico City, Mexico Glasgow, United Kingdom 8,538 km
Managua, Nicaragua Manchester, United Kingdom 8,538 km
Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico Glasgow, United Kingdom 8,540 km
Kano, Nigeria Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 8,538 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Ibagué, Colombia 8,540 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 8,538 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Ibagué, Colombia 8,537 km
Iztapalapa, Mexico Glasgow, United Kingdom 8,541 km
Berlin, Germany Valencia, Venezuela 8,537 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Reading, United Kingdom 8,537 km
Mississauga, Canada Kumasi, Ghana 8,537 km
Madrid, Spain Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 8,541 km
New York City, United States Kaduna, Nigeria 8,537 km

Measure more distances between cities