Distance from Cape Town to Rotterdam

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Rotterdam, Netherlands is 9,607 kilometers (5,970 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

From Cape Town to Rotterdam, the straight-line distance is 9,607 kilometers, heading north. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Rotterdam at 9 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Speed Time
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)
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Amsterdam

Coordinates: 51.9225° N 4.4792° E

Elevation: 9 m (30 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)
  • Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID)
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (SPL)
  • Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ)

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 Rotterdam

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Rotterdam to Amsterdam 58 km
From Rotterdam to The Hague 21 km
From Rotterdam to Utrecht 48 km
From Rotterdam to Groningen 202 km
From Rotterdam to Eindhoven 87 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sheffield, United Kingdom 9,607 km
Los Angeles, United States Seoul, South Korea 9,607 km
Tokyo, Japan Minneapolis, United States 9,608 km
Valencia, Spain Bakersfield, United States 9,606 km
Minsk, Belarus Bakersfield, United States 9,606 km
Barcelona, Spain Bakersfield, United States 9,608 km
Dublin, Ireland Trujillo, Peru 9,605 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Murcia, Spain 9,609 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Tijuana, Mexico 9,609 km
Stockholm, Sweden Coyoacán, Mexico 9,609 km
San Diego, United States Gibraltar, Gibraltar 9,605 km
Lagos, Nigeria Nashville, United States 9,609 km
Arequipa, Peru Bilbao, Spain 9,605 km
Montevideo, Uruguay Minneapolis, United States 9,605 km
Kingston, Jamaica Bucharest, Romania 9,610 km
Vienna, Austria Mesa, United States 9,604 km
Dublin, Ireland Tokyo, Japan 9,610 km
Stockholm, Sweden Álvaro Obregón, Mexico 9,610 km
Shenzhen, China Islington, United Kingdom 9,610 km
Los Angeles, United States Málaga, Spain 9,604 km

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