Distance from Gent to Cape Town

The distance between Gent, Belgium and Cape Town, South Africa is 9,523 kilometers (5,917 miles).

Gent, Flanders, Belgium

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

From Gent to Cape Town, the straight-line distance is 9,523 kilometers, heading south. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Gent at 10 meters above sea level and Cape Town at 25 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Speed Time
Gent, Belgium

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Brussels

Coordinates: 51.05° N 3.7167° E

Elevation: 10 m (33 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Wevelgem Airport (KJK)
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR)
  • Brussels Airport (BRU)
  • Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST)
  • Woensdrecht Airport (WOE)
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)

Other distances from Gent

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Gent to Brussels 50 km
From Gent to Antwerpen 51 km
From Gent to Charleroi 88 km
From Gent to Liège 138 km
From Gent to Mons 68 km

Other distances from Cape Town

Distances 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 Port Elizabeth 665 km

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Cali, Colombia Oslo, Norway 9,525 km
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