Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg (JNB) distance
The great-circle distance from Cape Town to Johannesburg is 687 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
Cape Town (CPT)- Time difference
- Johannesburg and Cape Town are on the same time
- Midpoint
- 30.15° S, 23.62° E
- Heading from CPT
- 49° northeast
- Heading from JNB
- 224° southwest
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see CPT-JNB on the globe.
Related routes
- Johannesburg (JNB) to
London (LHR)4,900 nm - Cape Town (CPT) to London (LHR)5,228 nm
- Johannesburg (JNB) to
Nairobi (NBO)1,572 nm 
Atlanta (ATL) to Johannesburg (JNB)7,334 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.