Dakar to Cape Town Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Dakar, Senegal to Cape Town, South Africa is 8 hours 13 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 Dakar and Cape Town?

The flight distance from Dakar (Senegal) to Cape Town (South Africa) is 4106 miles. This is equivalent to 6608 kilometers or 3566 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Dakar, is Yoff Airport (DKR) and the nearest airport to Cape Town, is Cape Town International Airport (CPT).

Dakar - Cape Town Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Dakar is 2025-12-13, 10:22:32 GMT
Current local time in Cape Town is 2025-12-13, 12:22:32 SAST.
Time difference between Dakar (Senegal) and Cape Town (South Africa) is 2 Hours.
Cape Town time is 2 Hours ahead of Dakar.

Dakar to Cape Town Flight Route Map

Flight map from Dakar, Senegal to Cape Town, South Africa is given below.
Click the map to view Dakar to Cape Town nonstop flight path and travel direction.

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.


Dakar GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 14° 45' 52.2'' Longitude: W 17° 21' 57.7''
Cape Town GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 33° 55' 29.5'' Longitude: E 18° 25' 26.6''

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