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There are 7 ways to get from Berlin to Cape Town by plane or train

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  1. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane BER - CPT
    16h 3m
    R 7,757–15,626

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane FRA - CPT
    17h 56m
    R 6,900–17,991

  3. Train to Dresden Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane DRS - CPT
    18h 52m
    R 9,499–26,645

  4. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane LEJ - CPT
    18h 49m
    R 9,787–26,829

  5. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane HAM - CPT
    18h 6m
    R 7,182–17,292

  6. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane HAJ - CPT
    18h 9m
    R 8,524–23,093

  7. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly

    1. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain train
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane PRG - CPT
    20h 59m
    R 7,784–15,843

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration15h 10mAverage Duration
TicketR 6,377Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,659.7 km
  • Duration: 16h 3m

What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Cape Town, South Africa?

Lufthansa, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.

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