Distance from Cape Town to Wellington

The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Wellington, New Zealand is 11,333 kilometers (7,042 miles).

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

From Cape Town to Wellington, the straight-line distance is 11,333 kilometers, heading south. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Cape Town at 25 meters above sea level and Wellington at 31 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 18-20 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 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)
Wellington, New Zealand

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Auckland

Coordinates: 41.2866° S 174.7756° E

Elevation: 31 m (102 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Wellington International Airport (WLG)
  • Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ)
  • Picton Aerodrome (PCN)
  • Woodbourne Airport (BHE)
  • Hood Airport (MRO)

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 Wellington

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Wellington to Auckland 493 km
From Wellington to Christchurch 306 km
From Wellington to Manukau City 477 km
From Wellington to North Shore 498 km
From Wellington to Hamilton 391 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Hermosillo, Mexico Shanghai, China 11,333 km
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Tokyo, Japan Tlalpan, Mexico 11,332 km
Coyoacán, Mexico Kaduna, Nigeria 11,334 km
Canberra, Australia Puente Alto, Chile 11,334 km
Auckland, New Zealand Surrey, Canada 11,335 km
Tokyo, Japan Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 11,335 km
Tokyo, Japan Iztapalapa, Mexico 11,335 km
Seattle, United States Delhi, India 11,335 km
Abuja, Nigeria Monterrey, Mexico 11,331 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Saint Petersburg, Russia 11,330 km
Moscow, Russia Goiânia, Brazil 11,330 km
Auckland, New Zealand Vancouver, Canada 11,330 km
Stockholm, Sweden Cochabamba, Bolivia 11,330 km
Seoul, South Korea Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 11,330 km
Tokyo, Japan Iztacalco, Mexico 11,329 km
Jakarta, Indonesia Benin City, Nigeria 11,329 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Montevideo, Uruguay 11,337 km
Coyoacán, Mexico Tokyo, Japan 11,328 km

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