Distance from Cape Town to Tarawa

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Tarawa, Kiribati is 15,537 kilometers (9,654 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati

From Cape Town to Tarawa, the straight-line distance is 15,537 kilometers, heading southeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Tarawa at 6 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1-2 days
Jet fighter 16-18 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)
Tarawa, Kiribati

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Tarawa

Coordinates: 1.3278° N 172.977° E

Elevation: 6 m (20 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Bonriki International Airport (TRW)
  • Maiana Airport (MNK)
  • Abaiang Airport (ABF)
  • Marakei Airport (MZK)
  • Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA)

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 Tarawa

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Tarawa to Betio Village 7 km
From Tarawa to Bikenibeu Village 17 km
From Tarawa to Teaoraereke Village 4 km
From Tarawa to Bairiki Village 0 km
From Tarawa to Eita Village 12 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Patna, India 15,538 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Indore, India 15,538 km
Budapest, Hungary Gold Coast, Australia 15,539 km
Navi Mumbai, India Córdoba, Argentina 15,535 km
Madrid, Spain Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 15,539 km
Sydney, Australia Kano, Nigeria 15,534 km
Sydney, Australia Brampton, Canada 15,534 km
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Murcia, Spain 15,541 km
Brisbane, Australia Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 15,541 km
Surat, India Tegucigalpa, Honduras 15,541 km
Baghdad, Iraq Auckland, New Zealand 15,533 km
Perth, Australia Piura, Peru 15,541 km
Sydney, Australia Mississauga, Canada 15,542 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Patna, India 15,542 km
Stockholm, Sweden Newcastle, Australia 15,532 km
Adelaide, Australia Minneapolis, United States 15,531 km
Nagpur, India Xochimilco, Mexico 15,531 km
Cali, Colombia Jaipur, India 15,530 km

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