There are 6 ways to get from Ankara to Cape Town by plane, bus, 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 Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ESB - CPT
16h 10mR 5,793–18,343Bus to Kastamonu Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Kastamonu bus stationbus
- Fly from Kastamonu Airport (KFS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane KFS - CPT
26h 47mR 7,187–22,020Bus to Zonguldak, fly
- Take the bus from Ankara to Gökçebeybus
- Fly from Zonguldak (ONQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ONQ - CPT
27h 4mR 6,504–21,693Train to Istanbul, fly
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane IST - CPT
18h 57mR 6,531–13,681Bus to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kayaş Çalışkan to Gülşehir bus stationbus
- Fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NAV - CPT
21h 11mR 7,596–24,772Train to Konya Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Selcuklu Yhttrain
- Fly from Konya Airport (KYA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane KYA - CPT
21h 51mR 7,892–25,554
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 6 500 - R 14 000 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 10m and costs R 5 500 - R 19 000.
The distance between Ankara and Cape Town is 8420 km.
It takes approximately 16h 10m to get from Ankara to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Ankara. It is currently 10:49 AM in Ankara and 9:49 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7954+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Cape Town, South Africa?
Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Airlink fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–18,000
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Kastamonu Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Kastamonu Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Zonguldak to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Zonguldak to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Konya Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Konya Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 220–320
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Selcuklu Yht
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 130–190
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Bus operators
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Ankara bus station to Kastamonu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 140–210
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Kayaş Çalışkan to Gülşehir bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–210
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- (495) 796 19 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- Has Turizm
Bus from Ankara bus station to Kastamonu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 170–230
- Website
- Has Turizm
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara bus station to Kastamonu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 260–370
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- R 260–370
Bus from Ankara to Gökçebey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 233–360
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- R 250–360
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