Given below is the flight time from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Cape Town, South Africa. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Cape Town from Dubai by air. The nearest airport to Dubai is Dubai Airport (DXB) and the nearest airport to Cape Town is Cape Town International Airport (CPT)

Departure
Dubai
Arrival
Cape Town

Flight time from Dubai to Cape Town is 9 hours 35 minutes

Non-Stop flight duration from DXB to CPT is 9 hours 35 minutes (Operated by Emirates Airline)

Non-stop flights could take upto 9 hours 45 minutes.

Direct flights with stop-over takes between 11 hours to 14 hours hours based stopover city.

Non-stop flight time from United Arab Emirates (DXB) to South Africa (CPT) by different airlines

Most of the flights by major airlines departing from Dubai arrive at Cape Town International Airport, the major airport in Cape Town

JourneyDurationAirline
DXB ➝ CPT  
9 hours 35 minutes Emirates Airline
DXB ➝ CPT  
9 hours 35 minutes South African Airways
DXB ➝ CPT  
9 hours 40 minutes South African Airways
DXB ➝ CPT  
9 hours 40 minutes Emirates Airline
DXB ➝ CPT  
9 hours 35 minutes Emirates Airline

Number of Airports in Cape Town : 1 International Airport  
Number of Airports in Dubai : 1 International Airport

Distance Between Dubai, United Arab Emirates & Cape Town, South Africa is 7650 Kilo Meters

Flight time from Dubai to Cape Town via Johannesburg • DXB to CPT via JNB

Flight duration from Dubai Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Oliver Reginald Tambo International Airport, South Africa on South African Airways flight is 12 hours 50 minutes

DXB to JNB
8 hrs 25 mins
JNB
 Waiting Time
2 hrs 20 mins
JNB to CPT
2 hrs 5 mins
Total Duration:
12 hrs 50 mins

Flight time from Dubai to Cape Town via Johannesburg • DXB to CPT via JNB

Flight duration from Dubai Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Oliver Reginald Tambo International Airport, South Africa on South African Airways flight is 12 hours 5 minutes

DXB to JNB
8 hrs 10 mins
JNB
 Waiting Time
1 hr 50 mins
JNB to CPT
2 hrs 5 mins
Total Duration:
12 hrs 5 mins

Airlines operating flights between Dubai and Cape Town

  • Emirates Airline
  • South African Airways

Dubai time is 2 hours ahead of Cape Town

Current time in Dubai, United Arab Emirates : Fri, 29 May, 2026,
Dubai Timezone: +04 (+04:00)

03:28 PM

Current time in Cape Town, South Africa :, Fri, 29 May, 2026,
Cape Town Timezone: SAST (+02:00)

01:28 PM

Flight Time between Dubai & Cape Town • DXB - CPT Flight Duration

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DXB to CPT Flight - Dubai Airport to Cape Town Airport Flight Route Map

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Dubai - Lat: 25.2528, Long: 55.3644
Cape Town - Lat: -33.9666, Long: 18.5944

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