Cape Town (CPT) to London (LHR) distance
The great-circle distance from Cape Town to London is 5,228 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
Cape Town (CPT)- Time difference
- London is 2 hours behind Cape Town
- Midpoint
- 8.87° N, 10.44° E
- Heading from CPT
- 348° north
- Heading from LHR
- 164° south
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-LHR on the globe.
Related routes
New York (JFK) to 
London (LHR)2,991 nm- Los Angeles (LAX) to London (LHR)4,730 nm
- London (LHR) to Chicago (ORD)3,425 nm
- London (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO)4,652 nm
- Boston (BOS) to London (LHR)2,829 nm
- London (LHR) to
Toronto (YYZ)3,082 nm - London (LHR) to Miami (MIA)3,838 nm
- Dulles (IAD) to London (LHR)3,187 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.