# Distance from Bucharest (BBU) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 8,757 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,757 km / 5,441 mi / 4,729 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 186° (south)
- **Return heading**: 5° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 08:37 in Bucharest, it's 07:37 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 146 ft (CPT is lower than BBU)

## Airports

### [Baneasa International Airport (BBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbu-bucharest-baneasa-international-airport/1ef266df-565d-61d0-b580-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucharest, Romania
- ICAO: LRBS
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 44.500000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 297 ft

### [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cape Town, South Africa
- ICAO: FACT
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -33.960000, 18.600000
- Elevation: 151 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:37 in Bucharest, it's 07:37 in Cape Town.

## Related

- [Baneasa International Airport (BBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbu-bucharest-baneasa-international-airport/1ef266df-565d-61d0-b580-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)