# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Hambantota (HRI)

> 7,937 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,937 km / 4,932 mi / 4,286 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 00:57 in Cape Town, it's 04:27 in Hambantota)
- **Elevation difference**: 6 ft (HRI is higher 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

### [Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hri-hambantota-mattala-rajapaksa-international-airport/1ef266df-ef8f-67b8-b362-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hambantota, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCRI
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 6.280000, 81.120000
- Elevation: 157 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 00:57 in Cape Town, it's 04:27 in Hambantota.
The 3.5-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)
- [Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hri-hambantota-mattala-rajapaksa-international-airport/1ef266df-ef8f-67b8-b362-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)