Distance from Rio-de-Janeiro to Cape-Town
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The flight distance between the nearest airports Rio-de-Janeiro (GIG) and Cape-Town (CPT) is 6,088.85 km. This corresponds to an approximate flight time of 7h 39min. Similar flight routes: GIG → GRJ , GIG → GBE , GIG → WDH , GIG → JNB , GRU → CPT
Bearing: 101.52° (ESE)The initial bearing on the course from Rio-de-Janeiro to Cape-Town is 101.52° and the compass direction is ESE.
Midpoint: -32.19622,-14.17625The geographic midpoint between Rio-de-Janeiro and Cape-Town is in 3,031.41 km distance between both points in a bearing of 101.52°.
Distance: 6,062.81 kmThe shortest distance (air line) between Rio-de-Janeiro and Cape-Town is 6,062.81 km.
Driving route: -- ( - )The shortest route between Rio-de-Janeiro and Cape-Town is according to the route planner. The driving time is approx. . Half of the trip is reached in .
Time difference: 5hThe time difference between Rio-de-Janeiro (America/Sao_Paulo) and Cape-Town (Africa/Johannesburg) is 5 hours. This means that it is now 13:00 (11.05.2024) in Rio-de-Janeiro and 18:00 (11.05.2024) in Cape-Town.
How is the distance calculated?
To calculate the distance between Rio-de-Janeiro and Cape-Town, the place names are converted into coordinates (latitude and longitude). The respective geographic centre is used for cities, regions and countries. To calculate the distance the Haversine formula is applied.
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Cape-Town is just as far away from Rio-de-Janeiro as Rio-de-Janeiro from Lagos (6,026 km), Ibadan (6,130 km), Cape Town (6,063 km), Luanda (6,198 km), Port Harcourt (6,260 km), Benin City (6,223 km), Ouagadougou (5,997 km), Managua (6,094 km), Kingston (5,831 km), Aba (6,312 km).