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There are 5 ways to get from America to Cape Town by train or plane

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

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    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane AMS - CPT
    15h 39m
    R 6,964–14,491

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane DUS - CPT
    17h 44m
    R 7,817–13,208

  3. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane FRA - CPT
    17h 2m
    R 7,169–19,123

  4. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain train
    2. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane BRU - CPT
    18h 58m
    R 7,514–14,781

  5. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly

    1. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Maastrichttrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourgtrain train
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane LUX - CPT
    22h 44m
    R 9,469–19,511

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration11h 15mAverage Duration
TicketR 8,185Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,875.4 km
  • Duration: 15h 39m

What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Cape Town, South Africa?

There is no direct connection from America to Cape Town. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Düsseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town.

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