Distance from France to South Africa

The distance between France and South Africa is 8,756 kilometers (5,441 miles).

France, Europe

South Africa, Africa

8,756 km

Distance between centroids

7,330 km

Shortest distance

Calculated based on main borders (including major islands)

8,026 km

Shortest distance between major cities

Nice → Johannesburg

Distances between France and South Africa by cities:

City in France City in South Africa Distance (kilometers)
Marseille Cape Town 8,653 km
Le Havre Cape Town 9,416 km
Lyon Krugersdorp 8,286 km
Lille Rustenburg 8,781 km
Paris Cape Town 9,307 km
Nice Johannesburg 8,026 km
Bordeaux Johannesburg 8,387 km
Toulouse Rustenburg 8,111 km
Montpellier Pretoria 8,071 km
Le Havre Johannesburg 8,830 km
Rouen Cape Town 9,392 km
Nantes Soshanguve 8,583 km
Rennes Rustenburg 8,667 km
Paris Johannesburg 8,697 km
Reims Johannesburg 8,692 km
Nantes Cape Town 9,206 km
Strasbourg Krugersdorp 8,508 km
Reims Rustenburg 8,614 km
Bordeaux Cape Town 8,932 km
Toulouse Krugersdorp 8,172 km

Distance between cities calculator →

Other distances from France

Distance between countries Kilometers
From France to China 8,042 km
From France to India 7,379 km
From France to United States 7,685 km
From France to Indonesia 11,728 km
From France to Pakistan 5,943 km

Other distances from South Africa

Distances between countries Kilometers
From South Africa to China 11,224 km
From South Africa to India 8,242 km
From South Africa to United States 14,396 km
From South Africa to Indonesia 10,065 km
From South Africa to Pakistan 8,342 km

Countries separated by similar distances

The following list contains countries that are separated by a similar distance as it is between France and South Africa.

From To Distance (kilometers)
United States Uruguay 8,753 km
Japan Saudi Arabia 8,751 km
Argentina Mali 8,775 km
United States Kiribati 8,743 km
Mexico Portugal 8,734 km
United States Algeria 8,787 km
Canada Georgia 8,729 km
France Nicaragua 8,791 km
France Panama 8,791 km
Japan Romania 8,729 km
Argentina Equatorial Guinea 8,728 km
Ecuador Iceland 8,794 km
Italy North Korea 8,794 km
Peru Portugal 8,723 km

More distances from France

Calculate the distance between any 2 countries