Distance from Colombo to Cape Town

The distance between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Cape Town, South Africa is 7,883 kilometers (4,898 miles)

Country: Sri Lanka

Region: Western

City: Colombo

Country: South Africa

Region: Western Cape

City: Cape Town

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Local time:

Coordinates: 6.9355° N 79.8487° E

Nearby airports:
  • Ratmalana Airport (RML)
  • Bandaranayake International Air Port (CMB)
  • Gregory Lake Seaplane Base (NUA)
  • Koggala Airport (KCT)
  • Sigiriya Air Force Base (GIU)

Cape Town, South Africa

Local time:

Coordinates: 33.9258° S 18.4232° E

Nearby airports:
  • Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
  • Langebaanweg Airport (SDB)
  • Robertson Airport (ROD)
  • Overberg Airport (OVG)
  • Vredendal Airport (VRE)

Other distances from Colombo

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Colombo to Jaffna 303 km
From Colombo to Galle 106 km
From Colombo to Batticaloa 221 km
From Colombo to Pita Kotte 8 km
From Colombo to Matara 133 km

Other distances from Cape Town

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Cape Town to Durban 1,274 km
From Cape Town to Johannesburg 1,261 km
From Cape Town to Soweto 1,243 km
From Cape Town to Pretoria 1,307 km
From Cape Town to Port Elizabeth 665 km

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Guadalajara, Mexico Mauá, Brazil 7,883 km
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Chicago, United States Salvador, Brazil 7,882 km
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina Hermosillo, Mexico 7,882 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina New Orleans, United States 7,884 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Pittsburgh, United States 7,884 km
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São Paulo, Brazil Pittsburgh, United States 7,882 km
Recife, Brazil Morelia, Mexico 7,884 km
Tulsa, United States Granada, Spain 7,884 km
Sevilla, Spain Ibagué, Colombia 7,884 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Barcelona, Spain 7,882 km

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