There are 3 ways to get from Bordeaux to Cape Town by plane, train, or bus
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 Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BOD - CPT
19h 9mR 8,782–14,332Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BIO - CPT
23h 34mR 6,108–12,993Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TLS - CPT
22h 28mR 10,106–16,858
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Cape Town is to train and bus and fly which costs R 6 000 - R 13 000 and takes 23h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Cape Town is to fly which takes 19h 9m and costs R 8 500 - R 15 000.
The distance between Bordeaux and Cape Town is 9005 km.
It takes approximately 19h 9m to get from Bordeaux to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Bordeaux. It is currently 10:43 AM in Bordeaux and 11:43 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8028+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Cape Town, South Africa?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and five other airlines fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–25,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–25,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–21,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–30,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–25,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,400
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,300
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,500
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,300
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 220–310
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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