Distance from Cape Town to Istanbul

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Istanbul, Turkey is 8,367 kilometers (5,199 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Istanbul, Turkey

From Cape Town to Istanbul, the straight-line distance is 8,367 kilometers, heading north. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Istanbul at 39 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 26-30 days
Motorcycle 10-12 days
Car 8-10 days
Airplane 12-14 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)
Istanbul, Turkey

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Istanbul

Coordinates: 41.0138° N 28.9497° E

Elevation: 39 m (128 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Istanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL)
  • Istanbul Airport (IST)
  • Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)
  • Bursa Airport (BTZ)
  • Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ)

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 Istanbul

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Istanbul to Ankara 353 km
From Istanbul to Bursa 91 km
From Istanbul to Gaziantep 851 km
From Istanbul to Diyarbakır 1,028 km
From Istanbul to Adana 710 km

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Valencia, Spain Houston, United States 8,367 km
Phoenix, United States Bristol, United Kingdom 8,367 km
Moscow, Russia Charlotte, United States 8,368 km
San Jose, United States Liverpool, United Kingdom 8,368 km
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San Antonio, United States Córdoba, Spain 8,368 km
Guadalupe, Mexico Lisbon, Portugal 8,366 km
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Shanghai, China Cairo, Egypt 8,368 km
Edmonton, Canada Seoul, South Korea 8,366 km
Paris, France Albuquerque, United States 8,368 km
Stockholm, Sweden Taipei, Taiwan 8,368 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Culiacán, Mexico 8,365 km

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