Distance from Mérida to Cape Town

The distance between Mérida, Mexico and Cape Town, South Africa is 12,908 kilometers (8,021 miles).

Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

From Mérida to Cape Town, the straight-line distance is 12,908 kilometers, heading southeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Mérida at 10 meters above sea level and Cape Town at 25 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1 day
Jet fighter 14-16 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Mérida, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Merida

Coordinates: 20.967° N 89.6232° W

Elevation: 10 m (33 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Licenciado Manuel Crescencio Rejon Int Airport (MID)
  • Chichen Itza International Airport (CZA)
  • Cupul National Airport (TZM)
  • Ing. Alberto Acuña Ongay International Airport (CPE)
  • Cozumel International Airport (CZM)
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 Mérida

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Mérida to Mexico City 1,008 km
From Mérida to Tijuana 2,997 km
From Mérida to Iztapalapa 1,003 km
From Mérida to Puebla 923 km
From Mérida to Ciudad Juárez 2,056 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 Pietermaritzburg 1,229 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Kampala, Uganda New South Memphis, United States 12,908 km
Tehran, Iran Ibagué, Colombia 12,908 km
Newcastle, Australia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 12,909 km
Newcastle, Australia Azcapotzalco, Mexico 12,907 km
Shanghai, China Toluca, Mexico 12,907 km
Shanghai, China Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 12,909 km
Hanoi, Vietnam Chicago, United States 12,907 km
Mexico City, Mexico Newcastle, Australia 12,910 km
Brisbane, Australia Salta, Argentina 12,910 km
Washington, United States Nagpur, India 12,910 km
Pune, India Baltimore, United States 12,910 km
Baghdad, Iraq Montevideo, Uruguay 12,905 km
Newcastle, Australia Iztacalco, Mexico 12,911 km
Oklahoma City, United States Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 12,911 km
Melbourne, Australia Mexicali, Mexico 12,911 km
Memphis, United States Kampala, Uganda 12,905 km
Shanghai, China Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 12,904 km
Newcastle, Australia Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 12,904 km
Bengaluru, India Laval, Canada 12,912 km
Iztapalapa, Mexico Newcastle, Australia 12,912 km

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