Distance from South Africa to United States

The distance between South Africa and United States is 14,396 kilometers (8,946 miles).

South Africa, Africa

United States, America

14,396 km

Distance between centroids

11,672 km

Shortest distance

Calculated based on main borders (including major islands)

12,552 km

Shortest distance between major cities

Cape Town → New York City

Distances between South Africa and United States by cities:

City in South Africa City in United States Distance (kilometers)
Krugersdorp New York City 12,803 km
Durban New York City 13,302 km
Pretoria San Francisco 16,953 km
Port Elizabeth New York City 13,111 km
Cape Town New York City 12,552 km
Krugersdorp Los Angeles 16,650 km
Pietermaritzburg Los Angeles 17,030 km
Newcastle New York City 13,085 km
Vereeniging The Bronx 12,845 km
Soshanguve New York City 12,791 km
Pretoria Manhattan 12,814 km
Soweto Houston 14,487 km
Cape Town Los Angeles 16,053 km
Welkom The Bronx 12,830 km
Port Elizabeth Dallas 14,739 km
Soshanguve Manhattan 12,790 km
Bloemfontein New York City 12,866 km
Rustenburg Phoenix 16,018 km
Durban The Bronx 13,294 km
Vereeniging New York City 12,853 km

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Other distances from South Africa

Distance 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

Other distances from United States

Distances between countries Kilometers
From United States to China 11,671 km
From United States to India 13,595 km
From United States to Indonesia 14,972 km
From United States to Pakistan 12,376 km
From United States to Brazil 7,301 km

Countries separated by similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Argentina Iran 14,400 km
Australia Denmark 14,407 km
Ecuador Reunion 14,388 km
Mexico Uganda 14,415 km
United States Malawi 14,417 km
Australia Italy 14,380 km
Italy Australia 14,380 km
Peru United Arab Emirates 14,376 km
Peru Kazakhstan 14,425 km
Australia Niger 14,375 km
Mexico Rwanda 14,374 km
United States Brunei 14,427 km
Japan Colombia 14,370 km
Colombia Japan 14,370 km

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