# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Pokhara (PKR)

> 9,749 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,749 km / 6,058 mi / 5,264 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.75h (When it's 19:08 in Cape Town, it's 22:53 in Pokhara)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,561 ft (PKR 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

### [Pokhara Airport (PKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkr-pokhara-pokhara-airport/1ef266df-f325-6184-b718-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pokhara, Nepal
- ICAO: VNPK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.200000, 83.980000
- Elevation: 2,712 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:08 in Cape Town, it's 22:53 in Pokhara.
The 3.75-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)
- [Pokhara Airport (PKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkr-pokhara-pokhara-airport/1ef266df-f325-6184-b718-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)