There are 4 ways to get from Bulgaria to Cape Town by plane 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 Varna Airport
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane VAR - CPT
17h 3mR 9,677–29,237Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane OTP - CPT
18h 23mR 6,394–21,561Fly from Sofia Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SOF - CPT
16h 35mR 7,259–16,309Bus to Istanbul, fly
- Take the bus from Burgas to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane IST - CPT
20h 38mR 6,852–13,904
Varna Airport (VAR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Cape Town is to bus and fly which costs R 6 500 - R 14 000 and takes 20h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 35m and costs R 7 000 - R 17 000.
The distance between Bulgaria and Cape Town is 8701 km.
It takes approximately 17h 3m to get from Bulgaria to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 3:47 AM in Bulgaria and 2:47 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7954+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Cape Town, South Africa?
Turkish Airlines, Airbus France, and two other airlines fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–27,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- 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
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- 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, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 130–180
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Burgas to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 552
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
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