There are 5 ways to get from Aberdeen to Cape Town by plane or train
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Fly from Aberdeen Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ABZ - CPT
17h 16mR 7,857–24,448Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GLA - CPT
22h 3mR 7,148–23,537Train 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
19h 6mR 9,295–25,734Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane EDI - CPT
19h 51mR 11,410–16,326Train, 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 26mR 7,579–23,042
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 11 000 - R 17 000 and takes 19h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Cape Town is to fly which takes 17h 16m and costs R 7 500 - R 25 000.
The distance between Aberdeen and Cape Town is 10355 km.
It takes approximately 17h 16m to get from Aberdeen to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 2h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 5:33 AM in Aberdeen and 7:33 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8028+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Cape Town, South Africa?
British Airways, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–24,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–24,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–24,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–33,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–24,000
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–1,800
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–2,200
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- 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 500–700
- 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 950–1,300
- 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 950–1,400
- 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 1,200–1,900
- 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 1,200–1,800
- 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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