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Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Cape Town, South Africa is 7 hours 32 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town?

The flight distance from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to Cape Town (South Africa) is 3765 miles. This is equivalent to 6060 kilometers or 3270 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Rio de Janeiro, is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) and the nearest airport to Cape Town, is Cape Town International Airport (CPT).

Rio de Janeiro - Cape Town Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Rio de Janeiro is 2025-05-13, 20:48:00 -03
Current local time in Cape Town is 2025-05-14, 01:48:00 SAST.
Time difference between Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Cape Town (South Africa) is 5 Hours.
Cape Town time is 5 Hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town Flight Route Map

Flight map from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Cape Town, South Africa is given below.
Click the map to view Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town nonstop flight path and travel direction.

+− Leaflet | © OpenStreetMap The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance. Rio de Janeiro GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 22° 54' 24.6'' Longitude: W 43° 10' 22.4'' Cape Town GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 33° 55' 29.5'' Longitude: E 18° 25' 26.6'' Rio de Janeiro Map, Where is Rio de Janeiro located? Cape Town Map, Where is Cape Town located?

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