# Distance from Bordeaux/Merignac (BOD) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 8,976 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,976 km / 5,577 mi / 4,846 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 164° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 03:40 in Bordeaux/Merignac, it's 03:40 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 11 ft (CPT is lower than BOD)

## Airports

### [Bordeaux-Merignac (BA 106) Airport (BOD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bod-bordeauxmerignac-bordeaux-merignac-ba-106-airport/1ef266df-46b0-6c32-be80-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bordeaux/Merignac, France
- ICAO: LFBD
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 44.830000, -0.720000
- Elevation: 162 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.

## Related

- [Bordeaux-Merignac (BA 106) Airport (BOD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bod-bordeauxmerignac-bordeaux-merignac-ba-106-airport/1ef266df-46b0-6c32-be80-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
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