Distance from Cape Town to Tehran

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Tehran, Iran is 8,437 kilometers (5,243 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Tehran, Iran

From Cape Town to Tehran, the straight-line distance is 8,437 kilometers, heading northeast. Cape Town is at 25 meters above sea level, while Tehran is at 1,178 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 26-30 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)
Tehran, Iran

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Tehran

Coordinates: 35.6944° N 51.4215° E

Elevation: 1,178 m (3,865 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Mehrabad International Airport (THR)
  • Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA)
  • Payam International Airport (PYK)
  • Noshahr Airport (NSH)
  • Qazvin Airport (GZW)

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 Tehran

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Tehran to Mashhad 741 km
From Tehran to Isfahan 338 km
From Tehran to Karaj 42 km
From Tehran to Tabriz 528 km
From Tehran to Shiraz 683 km

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San Pedro Sula, Honduras Nottingham, United Kingdom 8,439 km
Lisbon, Portugal Saltillo, Mexico 8,439 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Ibagué, Colombia 8,439 km
Panama City, Panama Leicester, United Kingdom 8,435 km
Valencia, Spain Campinas, Brazil 8,439 km
Bucharest, Romania Minneapolis, United States 8,440 km
Vancouver, Canada Madrid, Spain 8,440 km

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