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 5,750–19,290Bus 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
27h 2mR 7,139–22,963Train to Istanbul, fly
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşmetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane IST - CPT
18h 56mR 6,973–13,608Bus to Zonguldak, fly
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Çaycuma bus stationbus
- Fly from Zonguldak (ONQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ONQ - CPT
30h 57mR 6,363–21,631Bus 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
22h 6mR 8,046–25,712Train 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 16mR 7,843–26,500
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 56m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 10m and costs R 5 500 - R 20 000.
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 8:03 AM in Ankara and 7:03 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8048+ 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 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- 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
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
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 Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Zonguldak to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- 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
- 26h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Konya Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Konya Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 230–340
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Selcuklu Yht
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Ankara bus station to Çaycuma bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 140–210
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Kayaş Çalışkan to Gülşehir bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- 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 270–380
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- R 270–380
Bus from Ankara bus station to Çaycuma bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 235–370
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- R 260–370
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