# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Targu Mures (TGM)

> 8,962 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,962 km / 5,569 mi / 4,839 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 4° (north)
- **Return heading**: 185° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 23:49 in Cape Town, it's 00:49 in Targu Mures)
- **Elevation difference**: 812 ft (TGM 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

### [Transilvania Targu Mures International Airport (TGM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tgm-targu-mures-transilvania-targu-mures-international-airport/1ef266df-5697-6c7c-9959-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Targu Mures, Romania
- ICAO: LRTM
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 46.470000, 24.410000
- Elevation: 963 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 23:49 in Cape Town, it's 00:49 in Targu Mures.

## Related

- [Cape Town International Airport (CPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cpt-cape-town-cape-town-international-airport/1ef266de-d135-6d22-8a64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Transilvania Targu Mures International Airport (TGM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tgm-targu-mures-transilvania-targu-mures-international-airport/1ef266df-5697-6c7c-9959-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)