# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Varginha (VAG)

> 6,352 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,352 km / 3,947 mi / 3,430 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 117° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 18:31 in Cape Town, it's 13:31 in Varginha)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,874 ft (VAG 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

### [Major Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vag-varginha-major-brigadeiro-trompowsky-airport/1ef266df-9609-6b94-9244-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Varginha, Brazil
- ICAO: SBVG
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -21.590000, -45.470000
- Elevation: 3,025 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 18:31 in Cape Town, it's 13:31 in Varginha.
The 5-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)
- [Major Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vag-varginha-major-brigadeiro-trompowsky-airport/1ef266df-9609-6b94-9244-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)