# Distance from Cape Town (CPT) to Varanasi (VNS)

> 9,464 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,464 km / 5,881 mi / 5,110 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 08:49 in Cape Town, it's 12:19 in Varanasi)
- **Elevation difference**: 119 ft (VNS 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

### [Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vns-varanasi-lal-bahadur-shastri-airport/1ef266df-f016-6e0c-bab3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Varanasi, India
- ICAO: VEBN
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 25.450000, 82.860000
- Elevation: 270 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 08:49 in Cape Town, it's 12:19 in Varanasi.
The 3.5-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)
- [Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (VNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vns-varanasi-lal-bahadur-shastri-airport/1ef266df-f016-6e0c-bab3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)