# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Tulum (TQO)

> 12,686 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,686 km / 7,882 mi / 6,850 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 279° (west)
- **Return heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 11:38 in Cape Town, it's 04:38 in Tulum)
- **Elevation difference**: 144 ft (TQO 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

### [Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport (TQO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tqo-tulum-felipe-carrillo-puerto-international-airport/1ef266df-6260-68c4-a3e2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tulum, Mexico
- ICAO: MMTU
- Timezone: America/Cancun
- Coordinates: 20.230000, -87.430000
- Elevation: 7 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 11:38 in Cape Town, it's 04:38 in Tulum.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant 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)
- [Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport (TQO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tqo-tulum-felipe-carrillo-puerto-international-airport/1ef266df-6260-68c4-a3e2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)