Melbourne to Cape Town Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Melbourne, Australia to Cape Town, South Africa is 12 hours 49 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 Melbourne and Cape Town?

The flight distance from Melbourne (Australia) to Cape Town (South Africa) is 6409 miles. This is equivalent to 10314 kilometers or 5566 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Melbourne, is Essendon Airport (MEB) and the nearest airport to Cape Town, is Cape Town International Airport (CPT).

Melbourne - Cape Town Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Melbourne is 2025-12-14, 12:42:52 AEDT
Current local time in Cape Town is 2025-12-14, 03:42:52 SAST.
Time difference between Melbourne (Australia) and Cape Town (South Africa) is 9 Hours.
Cape Town time is 9 Hours behind Melbourne.

Melbourne to Cape Town Flight Route Map

Flight map from Melbourne, Australia to Cape Town, South Africa is given below.
Click the map to view Melbourne 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.


Melbourne GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 37° 48' 50.8'' Longitude: E 144° 57' 47.8''
Cape Town GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 33° 55' 29.5'' Longitude: E 18° 25' 26.6''

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