Distance from Sydney to Cape Town

The distance between Sydney, Australia and Cape Town, South Africa is 11,034 kilometers (6,856 miles).

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

From Sydney to Cape Town, the straight-line distance is 11,034 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Sydney at 58 meters above sea level and Cape Town at 25 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Sydney, Australia

Local time:

Time Zone: Australia/Sydney

Coordinates: 33.8679° S 151.2073° E

Elevation: 58 m (190 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Sydney International Airport (SYD)
  • Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU)
  • RAAF Base Richmond (XRH)
  • Camden Airport (CDU)
  • Wollongong Airport (WOL)
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 Sydney

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Sydney to Melbourne 714 km
From Sydney to Brisbane 731 km
From Sydney to Perth 3,297 km
From Sydney to Canberra 247 km
From Sydney to Adelaide 1,165 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 Sydney and Cape Town.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Helsinki, Finland Guayaquil, Ecuador 11,034 km
Vancouver, Canada São Paulo, Brazil 11,034 km
Vancouver, Canada Guarulhos, Brazil 11,033 km
Bucharest, Romania Xochimilco, Mexico 11,035 km
Bucharest, Romania Tlalpan, Mexico 11,035 km
Nairobi, Kenya Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 11,033 km
Córdoba, Argentina Belfast, United Kingdom 11,036 km
Lima, Peru Oslo, Norway 11,032 km
Chengdu, China Oakland, United States 11,031 km
Bucharest, Romania Coyoacán, Mexico 11,030 km
Oslo, Norway Callao, Peru 11,039 km
Portland, United States Porto Alegre, Brazil 11,039 km
Vienna, Austria Chiclayo, Peru 11,029 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Columbus, United States 11,028 km
Winnipeg, Canada Ludhiana, India 11,028 km
Edmonton, Canada Kanpur, India 11,040 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia Goiânia, Brazil 11,027 km
Edmonton, Canada Porto Alegre, Brazil 11,027 km
Hanoi, Vietnam Lagos, Nigeria 11,041 km
Montevideo, Uruguay Islington, United Kingdom 11,026 km

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