There are 5 ways to get from Auckland to Cape Town by plane or bus
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Fly Auckland to Cape Town International Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AKL - CPT
27h 15mR 11,290–16,357Bus to Whangarei Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Whangareibus
- Fly from Whangarei Airport (WRE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane WRE - CPT
33h 27mR 14,379–38,734Bus to Kerikeri Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Kerikeribus
- Fly from Kerikeri Airport (KKE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane KKE - CPT
34h 45mR 14,690–39,178Bus to Hamilton International Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Hamilton - Centralbus
- Fly from Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HLZ - CPT
38h 51mR 21,423–60,483Fly Auckland to George Airport, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to George Airport (GRJ)plane AKL - GRJ
- Take the bus from George Railway Stn to Cape Townbus
33h 7mR 14,665–39,857
Auckland (AKL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 11 000 - R 17 000 and takes 27h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Cape Town is to fly which takes 27h 15m and costs R 11 000 - R 17 000.
The distance between Auckland and Cape Town is 11798 km.
It takes approximately 27h 15m to get from Auckland to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 11h behind Auckland. It is currently 11:38 AM in Auckland and 12:38 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8034+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Cape Town, South Africa?
Qantas, Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Auckland to Cape Town International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–36,000
Flights from Auckland to Cape Town International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Auckland to Cape Town International Airport via Melbourne, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Auckland, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–43,000
Flights from Kerikeri Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Auckland, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–43,000
Flights from Hamilton International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Christchurch, Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 20,000–65,000
Flights from Hamilton International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Gold Coast, Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 20,000–65,000
Flights from Auckland to George Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–45,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Auckland to Cape Town International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–33,000
Flights from Auckland to Cape Town International Airport via Melbourne, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–33,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Auckland, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–38,000
Flights from Kerikeri Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Auckland, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–38,000
Flights from Hamilton International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Christchurch, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 21,000–60,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Auckland to George Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–44,000
Flights from Auckland to George Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–39,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Auckland to Cape Town International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–33,000
Flights from Auckland to George Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–39,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Auckland to Cape Town International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–36,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Auckland - Central to Whangarei
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 150–470
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Auckland - Central to Kerikeri
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 180–600
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Auckland - Central to Hamilton - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 160–360
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity Link
Bus from Auckland - Central to Hamilton - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 129
- Website
- InterCity Link
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from George Railway Stn to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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