Distance from Perth to Cape Town

The distance between Perth, Australia and Cape Town, South Africa is 8,715 kilometers (5,415 miles).

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

From Perth to Cape Town, the straight-line distance is 8,715 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Perth at 34 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
Perth, Australia

Local time:

Time Zone: Australia/Perth

Coordinates: 31.9522° S 115.8614° E

Elevation: 34 m (112 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Perth Airport (PER)
  • Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD)
  • Rottnest Island Airport (RTS)
  • Bunbury Airport (BUY)
  • Busselton Regional Airport (BQB)
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 Perth

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Perth to Sydney 3,297 km
From Perth to Melbourne 2,727 km
From Perth to Brisbane 3,613 km
From Perth to Canberra 3,095 km
From Perth to Adelaide 2,135 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

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Cochabamba, Bolivia Gibraltar, Gibraltar 8,715 km
La Paz, Bolivia Calgary, Canada 8,715 km
Rome, Italy Havana, Cuba 8,715 km
Budapest, Hungary Barcelona, Venezuela 8,715 km
Melbourne, Australia Madurai, India 8,715 km
Denver, United States Asunción, Paraguay 8,714 km
Cali, Colombia Leeds, United Kingdom 8,716 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Manchester, United Kingdom 8,714 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Kano, Nigeria 8,714 km
San Diego, United States Bristol, United Kingdom 8,714 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Oakland, United States 8,716 km
Ottawa, Canada Porto Alegre, Brazil 8,714 km
Phoenix, United States Brasília, Brazil 8,714 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Bilbao, Spain 8,716 km
Málaga, Spain Albuquerque, United States 8,713 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Indianapolis, United States 8,717 km
San Antonio, United States Barcelona, Spain 8,717 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Lisbon, Portugal 8,713 km
Oslo, Norway Saltillo, Mexico 8,717 km
Puebla, Mexico Cardiff, United Kingdom 8,713 km

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