There are 3 ways to get from Bucharest to Cape Town by plane, bus, shuttle, night train, or train
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 Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane OTP - CPT
17h 8mR 8,714–14,320Night train, Metro to Istanbul, fly
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane IST - CPT
23h 6mR 6,897–13,746Bus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane VAR - CPT
21h 17mR 10,218–32,558
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Cape Town is to night train and Metro and fly which costs R 6 500 - R 14 000 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Cape Town is to fly which takes 17h 8m and costs R 8 500 - R 15 000.
The distance between Bucharest and Cape Town is 8804 km.
It takes approximately 17h 8m to get from Bucharest to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7994+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Cape Town, South Africa?
Turkish Airlines, Tarom, and two other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–29,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cape Town International Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–35,000
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 180–492
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- R 180–250
- 1st Class
- R 190–250
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Halkali to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 15
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
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- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 110–220
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–4,100
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
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