Virgin Atlantic

VIR478 / VS478

ICAO: VIR478 IATA: VS478

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Departure

Arrive

Aircraft

Effective

Avalibility

17:55

London (LHR) T3

07:30

Cape Town (CPT)

Boeing 787-9

Begins

Now

Valid to

2025-03-29

sun

mon

tue

wed

thu

fri

sat

Saturdays and Sundays

Virgin Atlantic

VIR478

Duration

11h 35m

Distance

6049 mi, 9733 km

Coreshare

MU 4586

Same day flight

Terminal

Departure: T3

Meals

Dinner

Seats

258

Business

Premium economy

Economy

192

18:20

London (LHR) T3

07:55

Cape Town (CPT)

Boeing 787-9

Begins

Now

Valid to

2024-12-23

sun

mon

tue

wed

thu

fri

sat

Every day of the week except Saturdays and Sundays

Virgin Atlantic

VIR478

Duration

11h 35m

Distance

6049 mi, 9733 km

Coreshare

MU 4586

Same day flight

Terminal

Departure: T3

Meals

Dinner

Seats

258

Business

Premium economy

Economy

192

18:20

London (LHR) T3

07:55

Cape Town (CPT)

Boeing 787-9

Begins

2024-12-25

Valid to

2025-03-28

sun

mon

tue

wed

thu

fri

sat

Every day of the week except Saturdays and Sundays

Virgin Atlantic

VIR478

Duration

11h 35m

Distance

6049 mi, 9733 km

Coreshare

MU 4586

Same day flight

Terminal

Departure: T3

Meals

Dinner

Seats

258

Business

Premium economy

Economy

192

22:30

London (LHR) T3

11:05

Cape Town (CPT)

Boeing 787-9

Begins

2025-03-30

Valid to

2025-04-30

sun

mon

tue

wed

thu

fri

sat

Every weekday

Virgin Atlantic

VIR478

Duration

11h 35m

Distance

6049 mi, 9733 km

Coreshare

MU 4586

Same day flight

Terminal

Departure: T3

Meals

Dinner

Seats

258

Business

Premium economy

Economy

192

Scheduled to depart in 3 hours and 17 minutes

TERMINAL 3

According to schedule

Live tracker

LHR

London, GB

left TERMINAL 3

London - LHR

FRIDAY 08-NOV-2024

18:20 GMT+0000

CPT

Cape Town, ZA

arrives TERMINAL N/A

Cape Town - CPT

SATURDAY 09-NOV-2024

07:55 GMT+0200

General route info

Frequency:

Daily

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Direct distance

6016 miles, 9681 km

Actual distance

6049 miles, 9733 km

0.55%

Flight time

11h 35m

Flights / Week

7 flights

Seats / Week

258 seats/flight

1806 seats/week

Upcoming scheduled flights in the coming 30 days

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08 Nov 2024

18:20

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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09 Nov 2024

17:55

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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10 Nov 2024

17:55

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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11 Nov 2024

18:20

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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12 Nov 2024

18:20

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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13 Nov 2024

18:20

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Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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14 Nov 2024

18:20

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Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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15 Nov 2024

18:20

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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16 Nov 2024

17:55

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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17 Nov 2024

17:55

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Boeing 787-9

VS478
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18 Nov 2024

18:20

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Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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19 Nov 2024

18:20

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Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

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20 Nov 2024

18:20

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Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

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21 Nov 2024

18:20

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Boeing 787-9

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22 Nov 2024

18:20

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Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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23 Nov 2024

17:55

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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24 Nov 2024

17:55

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

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25 Nov 2024

18:20

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Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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26 Nov 2024

18:20

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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27 Nov 2024

18:20

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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28 Nov 2024

18:20

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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29 Nov 2024

18:20

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Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

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30 Nov 2024

17:55

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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01 Dec 2024

17:55

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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02 Dec 2024

18:20

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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03 Dec 2024

18:20

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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04 Dec 2024

18:20

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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05 Dec 2024

18:20

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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06 Dec 2024

18:20

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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07 Dec 2024

17:55

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Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478
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08 Dec 2024

17:55

London(LHR)

Cape Town(CPT)

Boeing 787-9

VS478

VIR478 information

An international route departing from London (LHR), United Kingdom and arriving at Cape Town (CPT), South Africa.

The timezone of the departure airport is UTC 0, and the timezone of the arrival airport is UTC +2.

The current time at the point of departure is 3:02pm, and 5:02pm at the point of arrival. There is a 2 hour time difference between the airports.

The flight distance is 6049 miles, or 9733 km.

For direct flights, the flight time is about 11:35.