# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Thessaloniki (SKG)

> 8,294 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,294 km / 5,154 mi / 4,478 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 3° (north)
- **Return heading**: 184° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Greece
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 23:30 in Cape Town, it's 00:30 in Thessaloniki)
- **Elevation difference**: 129 ft (SKG 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

### [Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skg-thessaloniki-thessaloniki-macedonia-international-airport/1ef266df-4eaa-6046-a3f1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thessaloniki, Greece
- ICAO: LGTS
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- Coordinates: 40.520000, 22.970000
- Elevation: 22 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 23:30 in Cape Town, it's 00:30 in Thessaloniki.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skg-thessaloniki-thessaloniki-macedonia-international-airport/1ef266df-4eaa-6046-a3f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)