There are 4 ways to get from Alicante to Cape Town by plane or train
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Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ALC - CPT
18h 19mR 6,135–22,216Train to Valencia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane VLC - CPT
19h 43mR 7,110–23,867Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BCN - CPT
22h 31mR 7,436–16,165Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MAD - CPT
18h 40mR 6,988–16,654
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 7 000 - R 17 000 and takes 22h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Cape Town is to fly which takes 18h 19m and costs R 6 000 - R 23 000.
The distance between Alicante and Cape Town is 8306 km.
It takes approximately 18h 19m to get from Alicante to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7665+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Cape Town, South Africa?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and 10 other airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–23,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–25,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Casablanca, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–27,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–23,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–19,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–19,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–19,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–25,000
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Casablanca, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–27,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–23,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–23,000
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–19,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–14,000
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 420–650
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–2,000
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–1,800
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,500
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,900
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
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