Cities near Cape Town, within 100 km and 300 km (straight line)
There are 11 cities and towns of 15,000 people or more within 100 km of Cape Town, South Africa, in a straight line, and 22 cities and towns within 300 km, measured from the city centre. The largest within 100 km are Paarl (55 km east-northeast), Worcester (100 km east-northeast) and Stellenbosch (41 km east).
Within 100 km
11
cities and towns · straight line
Within 300 km
22
cities and towns · straight line
Nearest
Stellenbosch
41 km (25 miles) east · straight line
Straight-line distances from one city centre to another, as the crow flies. Roads between them are longer.
Cape TownWithin 100 km100 km to 300 kmDashed rings: 100 km and 300 km in a straight line from the centre.
Cities and towns within 100 km of Cape Town
All 11 within 100 km, nearest first. Distances are straight lines.
| Place | Direction | Straight line |
|---|---|---|
| StellenboschWestern Cape | east | 41 km25 miles |
| PaarlWestern Cape | east-northeast | 55 km34 miles |
| MalmesburyWestern Cape | north-northeast | 59 km37 miles |
| GrabouwWestern Cape | east-southeast | 60 km37 miles |
| Le RouxWestern Cape | east | 63 km39 miles |
| WellingtonWestern Cape | east-northeast | 63 km39 miles |
| FranschhoekWestern Cape | east | 64 km40 miles |
| MoorreesburgWestern Cape | north-northeast | 89 km55 miles |
| HermanusWestern Cape | southeast | 93 km58 miles |
| CaledonWestern Cape | east-southeast | 98 km61 miles |
| WorcesterWestern Cape | east-northeast | 100 km62 miles |
From 100 km to 300 km of Cape Town
All 11 between 100 km and 300 km, nearest first. Distances are straight lines.
| Place | Direction | Straight line |
|---|---|---|
| CeresWestern Cape | northeast | 103 km64 miles |
| SaldanhaWestern Cape | north-northwest | 111 km69 miles |
| GansbaaiWestern Cape | southeast | 112 km70 miles |
| VredenburgWestern Cape | north-northwest | 120 km75 miles |
| RobertsonWestern Cape | east | 136 km84 miles |
| AshtonWestern Cape | east | 151 km94 miles |
| MontaguWestern Cape | east | 158 km98 miles |
| BredasdorpWestern Cape | east-southeast | 163 km101 miles |
| SwellendamWestern Cape | east | 186 km116 miles |
| VredendalWestern Cape | north | 251 km156 miles |
| RiversdaleWestern Cape | east | 262 km163 miles |
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Questions
What is the closest city to Cape Town?
Stellenbosch is the nearest city or town of 15,000 people or more, 41 km (25 miles) east of Cape Town's centre in a straight line. A smaller town or a suburb may be closer.
Are these driving distances from Cape Town?
No. Every distance on this page is a straight line between two centre points, as the crow flies. A road route is always longer, because roads bend around terrain and water, and MapGO does not measure driving distance or travel time.
Which places count as near Cape Town?
Every city and town of 15,000 people or more in the GeoNames gazetteer whose centre lies within 300 km of Cape Town's centre. Villages and smaller towns are left out, so there are more places nearby than listed. A place right on a ring may fall either side of it, depending on where its centre point sits.
Places and their centre points from GeoNames (cities and towns of 15,000 people or more); distances computed by MapGO with the haversine formula. All distances on this page are straight lines over the Earth's surface, not road distances.