# Distance from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Cape Town (CPT)

> 8,993 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,993 km / 5,588 mi / 4,856 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 184° (south)
- **Return heading**: 4° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 20:26 in Cluj-Napoca, it's 19:26 in Cape Town)
- **Elevation difference**: 885 ft (CPT is lower than CLJ)

## Airports

### [Cluj-Napoca International Airport (CLJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/clj-cluj-napoca-cluj-napoca-international-airport/1ef266df-5669-6e44-bf56-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- ICAO: LRCL
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 46.790000, 23.690000
- Elevation: 1,036 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 20:26 in Cluj-Napoca, it's 19:26 in Cape Town.

## Related

- [Cluj-Napoca International Airport (CLJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/clj-cluj-napoca-cluj-napoca-international-airport/1ef266df-5669-6e44-bf56-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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