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Cape Town → Johannesburg

CPTCape TownCape Town International Airport
HLAJohannesburgLanseria International Airport
Distance
787 mi
Estimated flight time
~2h 5m

Same local time in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Several times a day

On average around 7 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

7
flights per day
9
busiest month · Dec
1.5
quietest month · Sep
1 hr 38 min
measured flight time
11 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 9Jan2026
  2. 8Feb
  3. –Mar
  4. 8.5Apr
  5. 7May
  6. 7Jun
  7. 7Jul
  8. 6Aug
  9. 1.5Sep
  10. 7Oct2025
  11. 6Nov
  12. 9Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

Safairall year
Comair Flight Servicesnow and then
Guardian Airnow and then
Absolute Flight Servicesnow and then

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Cape Town. Most departures between 09:00 and 12:00.

  1. 00:00
  2. 01:00
  3. 02:00
  4. 03:00
  5. 04:00
  6. 05:00
  7. 06:00
  8. 07:00
  9. 08:00
  10. 09:00
  11. 10:00
  12. 11:00
  13. 12:00
  14. 13:00
  15. 14:00
  16. 15:00
  17. 16:00
  18. 17:00
  19. 18:00
  20. 19:00
  21. 20:00
  22. 21:00
  23. 22:00
  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 5.5Mon
  2. 4.9Tue
  3. 5.1Wed
  4. 5.5Thu
  5. 6.2Fri
  6. 5.2Sat
  7. 6Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 737-800B73880%
  2. Boeing 737-700B7372%
  3. Pilatus PC-12PC122%
  4. Dassault Falcon 900F9001%
  5. Beechcraft King Air 200BE201%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 20269270
  • Safair224×
  • Comair Flight Services3×
  • Absolute Flight Services3×
February 202688
  • Safair8×
March 2026Not seen in this month.
April 20268.5188
  • Safair147×
  • Absolute Flight Services3×
  • Comair Flight Services2×
May 20267191
  • Safair166×
  • Guardian Air2×
June 20267197
  • Safair172×
  • Guardian Air2×
July 20267215
  • Safair190×
August 20266197
  • Safair166×
September 20261.564
  • Safair58×
October 20257194
  • Safair169×
  • Guardian Air2×
November 20256202
  • Safair166×
December 20259260
  • Safair209×
  • Comair Flight Services6×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on CPT-HLA - not a booking guarantee.

Absolute Flight Services

TTN

Hub: CPT Cape Town

2 departure airportsView airline →

Amakusa Airlines

MZ · AHX

Hub: AXJ Amakusa

6 departure airportsView airline →

Comair Flight Services

GCM

Hub: HLA Johannesburg

8 departure airportsView airline →

Guardian Air

GRA

Hub: LAD Luanda

4 departure airportsView airline →

Safair

FA · SFR

Hub: CPT Cape Town

3 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Cape Town: 9.
  • Direct destinations observed from Johannesburg: 3.

The airports on this route

Cape Town International Airport

Cape Town, South AfricaCPT / FACT

Major airport · 9 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 10,502 ft

66 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Lanseria International Airport

Johannesburg, South AfricaHLA / FALA

Regional airport · 3 direct destinations · 1 runway · longest runway 9,997 ft

86 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

CPT JNBO.R. Tambo International AirportJohannesburg is about 24 mi from Johannesburg.View route →

About the route from Cape Town to Johannesburg

The observed direct connection between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and Lanseria International Airport (HLA) covers approximately 787 mi. The estimated flight time is around 2h 5m. Absolute Flight Services, Amakusa Airlines, Comair Flight Services, Guardian Air and Safair have been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Cape Town from Johannesburg by air?
The great-circle distance between Cape Town International Airport and Lanseria International Airport is approximately 787 mi.
How long is the flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 2h 5m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Cape Town to Johannesburg?
Yes, a direct connection between CPT and HLA has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Absolute Flight Services, Amakusa Airlines, Comair Flight Services, Guardian Air and Safair.
How often is there a flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg?
On average around 7 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 1,986 observed flights. Mainly Safair, Comair Flight Services, Guardian Air. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Cape Town and Johannesburg?
Same local time in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.