Travel Cost from Cape Town to Uitenhage
Estimated cost to travel from Cape Town to Uitenhage: driving fuel around $61, or flights roughly $80–$250. Full budget breakdown.
Cape Town and Uitenhage are about 400 mi (644 km) apart in a straight line. By road that works out to roughly 488 mi (786 km), a drive of about 8 hr 16 min. A nonstop flight covers the great-circle distance in approximately 1 hr 14 min.
| Straight-line distance | 400 mi / 644 km |
| Road distance (est.) | 488 mi / 786 km |
| Driving time (est.) | 8 hr 16 min |
| Nonstop flight (est.) | 1 hr 14 min |
| Driving fuel (est., 1-way) | $61 |
| Typical flight fare | $80–$250 |
| Geographic midpoint | -33.891, 21.914 |
Sample budget
Driving fuel one-way is about $61. A simple road trip with one overnight stay and meals comes to roughly $281 for one traveler (fuel $61, lodging $120, food $100). Flights instead run about $80–$250 per person.
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Straight-line distance uses the haversine formula on each city's coordinates. Road distance applies a circuity factor (~1.2–1.4×) and driving time a blended average speed. Flight time uses typical jet cruise speed plus ~30 minutes for taxi, climb and descent. Treat all figures as planning estimates.
Frequently asked questions
Cape Town to Uitenhage is about 400 mi (644 km) in a straight line, and roughly 488 mi (786 km) by road.