There are 4 ways to get from Aberdeen to Cape Town by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Aberdeen Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ABZ - CPT
16h 31mR 8,356–26,447Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane EDI - CPT
19h 50mR 7,400–24,309Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane INV - CPT
18h 36mR 9,290–26,722Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NCL - CPT
20h 20mR 8,074–28,028
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 7 000 - R 25 000 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 31m and costs R 8 000 - R 27 000.
The distance between Aberdeen and Cape Town is 10355 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from Aberdeen to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 2:27 PM in Aberdeen and 3:27 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7914+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Cape Town, South Africa?
KLM, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–31,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–25,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,400
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,800
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–1,800
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 490–700
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 600–900
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 600–850
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,300
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,300
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,300
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–1,800
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,300
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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