Distance from Paramaribo to Cape Town

The distance between Paramaribo, Suriname and Cape Town, South Africa is 8,879 kilometers (5,517 miles).

Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

From Paramaribo to Cape Town, the straight-line distance is 8,879 kilometers, heading southeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Paramaribo at 5 meters above sea level and Cape Town at 25 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Paramaribo, Suriname

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Paramaribo

Coordinates: 5.8664° N 55.1668° W

Elevation: 5 m (16 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG)
  • Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM)
  • Moengo Airstrip (MOJ)
  • Totness Airport (TOT)
  • Albina Airport (ABN)
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 Paramaribo

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Paramaribo to Nieuw Nickerie 200 km
From Paramaribo to Livorno 10 km
From Paramaribo to Groningen 34 km
From Paramaribo to Alkmaar 17 km
From Paramaribo to Glasgow 194 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 Paramaribo and Cape Town.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Dhaka, Bangladesh Málaga, Spain 8,879 km
Sucre, Bolivia Málaga, Spain 8,879 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Salta, Argentina 8,880 km
Lagos, Nigeria Raleigh, United States 8,878 km
Portland, United States Córdoba, Spain 8,880 km
London, United Kingdom Seoul, South Korea 8,880 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Mazatlán, Mexico 8,877 km
Oslo, Norway Belmopan, Belize 8,881 km
Zaragoza, Spain El Paso, United States 8,881 km
Mumbai, India Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 8,877 km
Lagos, Nigeria Patna, India 8,881 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Brasília, Brazil 8,881 km
Trujillo, Peru Accra, Ghana 8,881 km
Seoul, South Korea Islington, United Kingdom 8,877 km
Zaragoza, Spain San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 8,881 km
Rome, Italy Oklahoma City, United States 8,876 km
Dhaka, Bangladesh Melbourne, Australia 8,882 km
Memphis, United States Kyiv, Ukraine 8,882 km
Istanbul, Turkey Minneapolis, United States 8,882 km
Seattle, United States Murcia, Spain 8,882 km

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