Distance from Galway to Cape Town

The distance between Galway, Ireland and Cape Town, South Africa is 10,019 kilometers (6,226 miles).

Galway, Connacht, Ireland

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

From Galway to Cape Town, the straight-line distance is 10,019 kilometers, heading southeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Galway at 10 meters above sea level and Cape Town at 25 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Galway, Ireland

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Dublin

Coordinates: 53.2725° N 9.051° W

Elevation: 10 m (33 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Galway Airport (GWY)
  • Connemara Regional Airport (NNR)
  • Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ)
  • Inishmaan Aerodrome (IIA)
  • Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR)
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 Galway

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Galway to Dublin 187 km
From Galway to Cork 158 km
From Galway to Limerick 73 km
From Galway to South Dublin 181 km
From Galway to Waterford 173 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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New South Memphis, United States Kaduna, Nigeria 10,019 km
Kano, Nigeria New South Memphis, United States 10,019 km
La Paz, Bolivia Leeds, United Kingdom 10,019 km
Madrid, Spain Seoul, South Korea 10,019 km
Cairo, Egypt Barcelona, Venezuela 10,019 km
Melbourne, Australia Vadodara, India 10,019 km
Cancún, Mexico Benin City, Nigeria 10,020 km
Navi Mumbai, India Canberra, Australia 10,020 km
Dublin, Ireland Asunción, Paraguay 10,020 km
Vienna, Austria Mixco, Guatemala 10,020 km
Los Angeles, United States Budapest, Hungary 10,021 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Madrid, Spain 10,021 km
Memphis, United States Kaduna, Nigeria 10,017 km
Kano, Nigeria Memphis, United States 10,016 km
Cairo, Egypt Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 10,022 km
Belgrade, Serbia Sacramento, United States 10,015 km
La Paz, Bolivia Paris, France 10,015 km
Rosario, Argentina Wellington, New Zealand 10,024 km
Kanpur, India Sydney, Australia 10,024 km

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