Distance from Richards Bay to Cape Town (South Africa)

The distance between Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal and Cape Town, Western Cape is 1,414 kilometers (878 miles).

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

From Richards Bay to Cape Town, the straight-line distance is 1,414 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Richards Bay at 9 meters above sea level and Cape Town at 25 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 4-5 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 2-3 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Richards Bay, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 28.783° S 32.0377° E

Elevation: 9 m (30 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Richards Bay Airport (RCB)
  • Prince Mangosuthu Buthelez Airport (ULD)
  • Zulu Inyala Airport (PZL)
  • King Shaka International Airport (DUR)
  • Mkuze Airport (MZQ)
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 Richards Bay

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Richards Bay to Johannesburg 487 km
From Richards Bay to Cape Town 1,414 km
From Richards Bay to Pretoria 509 km
From Richards Bay to Durban 154 km
From Richards Bay to Soweto 498 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

The following list contains the cities of South Africa that are at equal or similar distances as between Richards Bay and Cape Town.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Denver, United States Memphis, United States 1,414 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 1,414 km
Cancún, Mexico Atlanta, United States 1,414 km
Phoenix, United States Wichita, United States 1,415 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico 1,415 km
Belmopan, Belize New Orleans, United States 1,413 km
El Paso, United States Omaha, United States 1,413 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Omaha, United States 1,415 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Dallas, United States 1,413 km
Vancouver, Canada Fresno, United States 1,415 km
Dallas, United States Irapuato, Mexico 1,415 km
Managua, Nicaragua Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 1,415 km
Houston, United States Denver, United States 1,413 km
Stockholm, Sweden Preston, United Kingdom 1,412 km
Bogotá, Colombia Chiclayo, Peru 1,412 km
Denver, United States New South Memphis, United States 1,417 km
Dallas, United States Mazatlán, Mexico 1,417 km
Philadelphia, United States Memphis, United States 1,417 km
Fort Worth, United States Milwaukee, United States 1,411 km
Vienna, Austria Bradford, United Kingdom 1,410 km

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