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How to get fromBern to Cape Townby train, plane, or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Bern to Cape Town by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane ZRH - CPT
    14h 14m
    R 6,981–17,434

  2. Train to Basel, fly

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane BSL - CPT
    17h 31m
    R 7,328–25,200

  3. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane GVA - CPT
    17h 52m
    R 7,200–15,769

  4. Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Domodossola to Gallaratebus bus
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane MXP - CPT
    21h 21m

  5. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane FRA - CPT
    18h 25m
    R 7,266–17,281

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration13h 36mAverage Duration
TicketR 5,133Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,254.7 km
  • Duration: 14h 14m

What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Cape Town, South Africa?

There is no direct connection from Bern to Cape Town. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town. Alternatively, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town.

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