Distance from Darwin to Cape Town

The distance between Darwin, Australia and Cape Town, South Africa is 11,231 kilometers (6,979 miles).

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

From Darwin to Cape Town, the straight-line distance is 11,231 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Darwin at 31 meters above sea level and Cape Town at 25 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 18-20 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Darwin, Australia

Local time:

Time Zone: Australia/Darwin

Coordinates: 12.4611° S 130.8419° E

Elevation: 31 m (102 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Darwin International Airport (DRW)
  • Bathurst Island Airport (BRT)
  • Snake Bay Airport (SNB)
  • Garden Point Airport (GPN)
  • Cooinda Airport (CDA)
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)

Other distances from Darwin

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Darwin to Sydney 3,144 km
From Darwin to Melbourne 3,140 km
From Darwin to Brisbane 2,846 km
From Darwin to Perth 2,647 km
From Darwin to Canberra 3,127 km

Other distances from Cape Town

Distances 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

Cities within similar distances

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Auckland, New Zealand Guayaquil, Ecuador 11,226 km
Abuja, Nigeria Denver, United States 11,236 km
Shenzhen, China Kaduna, Nigeria 11,238 km
Wellington, New Zealand Chihuahua, Mexico 11,223 km
Cairo, Egypt Bogotá, Colombia 11,223 km
Montréal, Canada Kampala, Uganda 11,239 km
Sucre, Bolivia Nairobi, Kenya 11,240 km
Taipei, Taiwan Gibraltar, Gibraltar 11,241 km
Guadalupe, Mexico Kaduna, Nigeria 11,241 km
Beijing, China Chihuahua, Mexico 11,241 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Istanbul, Turkey 11,243 km
Edmonton, Canada Montevideo, Uruguay 11,243 km

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