There are 6 ways to get from Budapest to Cape Town by plane, train, or shuttle
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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BUD - CPT
16h 7mR 5,726–19,278Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane VIE - CPT
18h 16mR 6,957–13,963Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ZAG - CPT
20h 7mR 7,726–24,821Train to Debrecen International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Debrecentrain
- Fly from Debrecen International Airport (DEB) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DEB - CPT
19h 11mR 13,655–43,782Shuttle to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Timişoara
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TSR - CPT
22h 51mR 9,146–34,159Train, train to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GRZ - CPT
22h 17mR 10,299–29,048
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 6 500 - R 14 000 and takes 18h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 7m and costs R 5 500 - R 20 000.
The distance between Budapest and Cape Town is 9087 km.
It takes approximately 16h 7m to get from Budapest to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Budapest. It is currently 1:15 AM in Budapest and 2:15 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8007+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Cape Town, South Africa?
Lufthansa, Swiss, and four other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Debrecen International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–49,000
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Graz Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–35,000
Flights from Graz Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
Flights from Graz Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–39,000
Flights from Graz Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Debrecen International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–43,000
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–27,000
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–27,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Graz Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–33,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–26,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 210–250
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 190–230
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 210–250
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- R 700–1,100
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- R 700–1,100
Train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbf
- *
- R 600–950
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,500
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,500
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 220–370
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 220–370
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,300
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 420–800
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 360–550
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,100
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 430–800
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Timişoara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 900–7,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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