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San Francisco International Airport
At present, there are no direct flights from Cape Town to San Francisco.
However, there are several flights from CPT to SFO with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from CPT to SFO, and to see what flight schedules are available.
In total there are 11 airlines that cover the full route from Cape Town CPT to San Francisco SFO. These airlines are:
All other flights from Cape Town to San Francisco are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 3 alliances that cover the full route from Cape Town CPT to San Francisco SFO. These alliances are:
You can fly from CPT to SFO in Economy, Premium Economy, Business or First Class on this 1 stop route.
In total there are 6 aircraft types that cover the full route from Cape Town to San Francisco. These aircrafts are:
All other flights from Cape Town to San Francisco are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Cape Town and San Francisco is 10,263 miles (16,517 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between CPT and SFO, the distance of the full journey varies between 10,263 and 12,833 miles (or 16,517 and 20,653 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from Cape Town to San Francisco take from 21 hours and 14 minutes up to 25 hours and 30 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There are 3 airports in San Francisco: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Carlos Airport (SQL) and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC).
From 21 hours and 14 minutes up to 25 hours and 30 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between CPT and SFO, the total distance of the full journey varies between 10,263 and 12,833 miles (or 16,517 and 20,653 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Delta, United Airlines, KLM, Air France, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Condor, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Emirates are flying the full route from Cape Town to San Francisco.
Frontier Airlines, Alaska, Edelweiss Air and Swiss operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance are flying from Cape Town to San Francisco.
You can fly the full route from Cape Town to San Francisco (with 1 stopover) in Economy, Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from Cape Town to San Francisco (with 1 stopover):
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