Distance from Palmerston North to Cape Town

The distance between Palmerston North, New Zealand and Cape Town, South Africa is 11,454 kilometers (7,117 miles).

Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

From Palmerston North to Cape Town, the straight-line distance is 11,454 kilometers, heading south. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Palmerston North at 34 meters above sea level and Cape Town at 25 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 18-20 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Palmerston North, New Zealand

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Auckland

Coordinates: 40.3564° S 175.6111° E

Elevation: 34 m (112 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Palmerston North Airport (PMR)
  • RNZAF Base Ohakea (OHA)
  • Wanganui Airport (WAG)
  • Hood Airport (MRO)
  • Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ)
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 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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From To Distance (kilometers)
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Guadalupe, Mexico Wellington, New Zealand 11,452 km
Dhaka, Bangladesh Seattle, United States 11,456 km
Oslo, Norway Porto Alegre, Brazil 11,456 km
Wellington, New Zealand Mixco, Guatemala 11,452 km
Istanbul, Turkey Xochimilco, Mexico 11,456 km
Taipei, Taiwan Colorado Springs, United States 11,452 km
Istanbul, Turkey Tlalpan, Mexico 11,457 km
Charlotte, United States Seoul, South Korea 11,451 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Istanbul, Turkey 11,451 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Cancún, Mexico 11,451 km
Santiago, Chile Kakamega, Kenya 11,458 km
Seattle, United States Mar del Plata, Argentina 11,450 km
Budapest, Hungary Callao, Peru 11,449 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Kano, Nigeria 11,459 km

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