# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Bale/Mulhouse (MLH)

> 9,135 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,135 km / 5,676 mi / 4,932 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 352° (north)
- **Return heading**: 171° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 10:29 in Cape Town, it's 10:29 in Bale/Mulhouse)
- **Elevation difference**: 734 ft (MLH 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

### [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (MLH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlh-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-57ed-6428-99e1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bale/Mulhouse, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZM
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.590000, 7.530000
- Elevation: 885 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (MLH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlh-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-57ed-6428-99e1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)