Distance from Cape Town to Paramaribo

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Paramaribo, Suriname is 8,879 kilometers (5,517 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

From Cape Town to Paramaribo, the straight-line distance is 8,879 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Paramaribo at 5 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 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)
Paramaribo, Suriname

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Paramaribo

Coordinates: 5.8664° N 55.1668° W

Elevation: 5 m (16 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG)
  • Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM)
  • Moengo Airstrip (MOJ)
  • Totness Airport (TOT)
  • Albina Airport (ABN)

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 Paramaribo

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Paramaribo to Nieuw Nickerie 200 km
From Paramaribo to Groningen 34 km
From Paramaribo to Lelydorp 20 km
From Paramaribo to Brokopondo 92 km
From Paramaribo to Meerzorg 7 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Dhaka, Bangladesh Málaga, Spain 8,879 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Salta, Argentina 8,879 km
Sucre, Bolivia Málaga, Spain 8,879 km
Lagos, Nigeria Raleigh, United States 8,878 km
Portland, United States Córdoba, Spain 8,880 km
London, United Kingdom Seoul, South Korea 8,880 km
Zaragoza, Spain El Paso, United States 8,881 km
Lagos, Nigeria Patna, India 8,881 km
Brasília, Brazil Leeds, United Kingdom 8,881 km
Trujillo, Peru Accra, Ghana 8,881 km
Mumbai, India Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 8,877 km
Belmopan, Belize Oslo, Norway 8,881 km
Seoul, South Korea Islington, United Kingdom 8,877 km
Zaragoza, Spain San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 8,881 km
Rome, Italy Oklahoma City, United States 8,876 km
Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico Reading, United Kingdom 8,882 km
Melbourne, Australia Dhaka, Bangladesh 8,882 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Memphis, United States 8,882 km
Istanbul, Turkey Minneapolis, United States 8,882 km
Seattle, United States Murcia, Spain 8,882 km

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