There are 6 ways to get from Brooklyn to Cape Town by plane, train, subway, 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 Newark Liberty International Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane EWR - CPT
18h 1mR 8,610–29,770Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane JFK - CPT
28h 22mR 7,396–25,436Fly from Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LGA - CPT
21h 49mR 11,300–37,420Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PHL - CPT
23h 15mR 12,635–51,355Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane IAD - CPT
21h 44mR 10,328–31,575Bus to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Scrantonbus
- Fly from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AVP - CPT
24h 56mR 9,310–30,640
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brooklyn to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 7 000 - R 26 000 and takes 28h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Brooklyn to Cape Town is to fly which takes 18h 1m and costs R 8 500 - R 30 000.
The distance between Brooklyn and Cape Town is 12649 km.
It takes approximately 18h 1m to get from Brooklyn to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 7h ahead of Brooklyn. It is currently 11:39 AM in Brooklyn and 6:39 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7988+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, USA and Cape Town, South Africa?
United Airlines flies from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–41,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Boston, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–47,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–29,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–40,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–23,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–31,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 2,000–3,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 340–10,000
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- R 340–7,500
- First Class
- R 2,200–10,000
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 850–12,000
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- R 850–8,000
- First Class
- R 3,300–12,000
Subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 40–44
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- R 40–44
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Scranton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,400
- Website
- Martz Bus
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Scranton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–750
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Scranton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–1,600
- Website
- Trailways
- Schedules at
- Trailways
- Saver
- R 460–1,500
- Flexible
- R 900–1,600
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