There are 5 ways to get from Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AMS - CPT
13h 58mR 6,232–14,381Train to Brussels Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BRU - CPT
18h 57mR 6,037–17,338Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DUS - CPT
17h 38mR 7,181–15,294Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FRA - CPT
17h 13mR 6,568–15,816Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BRE - CPT
22h 48mR 9,955–32,610
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 6 500 - R 16 000 and takes 17h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Cape Town is to fly which takes 13h 58m and costs R 6 000 - R 15 000.
The distance between Amsterdam and Cape Town is 9723 km.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Amsterdam to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Amsterdam. It is currently 5:58 AM in Amsterdam and 6:58 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7988+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Cape Town, South Africa?
KLM and Kenya Airways fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–31,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–16,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–14,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–13,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–22,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 390–750
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 320–600
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,600
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,400
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–1,900
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–850
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 260–550
- Website
- European Sleeper
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