# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Kulhudhuffushi (HDK)

> 7,286 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,286 km / 4,527 mi / 3,934 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 228° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Maldives
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 03:46 in Cape Town, it's 06:46 in Kulhudhuffushi)
- **Elevation difference**: 148 ft (HDK is lower than CPT)

## Airports

### [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

### [Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hdk-kulhudhuffushi-kulhudhuffushi-airport/1ef266df-f434-64ee-84bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kulhudhuffushi, Maldives
- ICAO: VRBK
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 6.630000, 73.070000
- Elevation: 3 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 03:46 in Cape Town, it's 06:46 in Kulhudhuffushi.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hdk-kulhudhuffushi-kulhudhuffushi-airport/1ef266df-f434-64ee-84bf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)