# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Lyon (QXB)

> 8,718 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,718 km / 5,417 mi / 4,707 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 350° (north)
- **Return heading**: 169° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 19:23 in Cape Town, it's 19:23 in Lyon)
- **Elevation difference**: 216 ft (QXB 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

### [Aix-en-Provence (BA 114) Airport (QXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qxb-lyon-aix-en-provence-ba-114-airport/1ef266df-4a80-68e4-ab3a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lyon, France
- ICAO: LFMA
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.510000, 5.370000
- Elevation: 367 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.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Aix-en-Provence (BA 114) Airport (QXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qxb-lyon-aix-en-provence-ba-114-airport/1ef266df-4a80-68e4-ab3a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)