Distance from Cape Town to Dakar

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Dakar, Senegal is 6,588 kilometers (4,094 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Dakar, Senegal

From Cape Town to Dakar, the straight-line distance is 6,588 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Dakar at 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 22-26 days
Motorcycle 8-10 days
Car 6-7 days
Airplane 10-12 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Cape Town, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 33.9258° S 18.4232° E

Elevation: 25 m (82 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
  • Langebaanweg Airport (SDB)
  • Robertson Airport (ROD)
  • Overberg Airport (OVG)
  • Vredendal Airport (VRE)
Dakar, Senegal

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Dakar

Coordinates: 14.6937° N 17.4441° W

Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR)
  • Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)
  • Kaolack Airport (KLC)
  • Banjul International Airport (BJL)
  • Saint Louis Airport (XLS)

Other distances from Cape Town

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Cape Town to Johannesburg 1,261 km
From Cape Town to Pretoria 1,307 km
From Cape Town to Durban 1,274 km
From Cape Town to Soweto 1,243 km
From Cape Town to Port Elizabeth 665 km

Other distances from Dakar

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Dakar to Pikine 10 km
From Dakar to Touba 169 km
From Dakar to Guédiawaye 10 km
From Dakar to Kaolack 160 km
From Dakar to Rufisque 19 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Cape Town and Dakar.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Mexico City, Mexico Santiago, Chile 6,588 km
Kampala, Uganda Newport, United Kingdom 6,588 km
Brampton, Canada Palma, Spain 6,589 km
Santiago, Chile Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 6,589 km
Kampala, Uganda Cardiff, United Kingdom 6,587 km
Ottawa, Canada Vienna, Austria 6,587 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,586 km
Mississauga, Canada Palma, Spain 6,586 km
Kampala, Uganda Leicester, United Kingdom 6,590 km
Dublin, Ireland New South Memphis, United States 6,586 km
Santiago, Chile Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 6,591 km
Santiago, Chile Álvaro Obregón, Mexico 6,585 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Columbus, United States 6,585 km
Vancouver, Canada Bucaramanga, Colombia 6,591 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia The Bronx, United States 6,585 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Nashville, United States 6,592 km
Santiago, Chile Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 6,592 km
Milwaukee, United States Bilbao, Spain 6,583 km
Santiago, Chile Iztacalco, Mexico 6,583 km
San Juan, Puerto Rico Bristol, United Kingdom 6,593 km

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