There are 7 ways to get from Canberra to Cape Town by plane, car, 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 Canberra International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CBR - CPT
22h 59mR 12,280–35,359Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SYD - CPT
23h 41mR 11,666–17,923Drive to Orange Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Drive from Canberra to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane OAG - CPT
25h 7mR 14,788–48,077Bus to Albury, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Alburybus
- Fly from Albury (ABX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ABX - CPT
29h 8mR 12,331–42,671Bus to Wagga Wagga, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Take the bus from Jolimont Centre/Northbourne Ave to Paddy Osborne Park/Sydney Stbus
- Fly from Wagga Wagga (WGA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane WGA - CPT
30h 8mR 13,418–45,741Fly Canberra International Airport to George Airport, bus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to George Airport (GRJ)plane CBR - GRJ
- Take the bus from George Railway Stn to Cape Townbus
33h 26mR 13,605–40,799Bus to Moruya Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Take the bus from Canberra to Moruya Airportbus
- Fly from Moruya Airport (MYA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MYA - CPT
27h 19mR 16,691–55,904
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Cape Town is to bus and fly which costs R 11 000 - R 18 000 and takes 23h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Cape Town is to fly which takes 22h 59m and costs R 12 000 - R 36 000.
The distance between Canberra and Cape Town is 10786 km.
It takes approximately 22h 59m to get from Canberra to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 9h behind Canberra. It is currently 2:49 PM in Canberra and 5:49 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7924+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Cape Town, South Africa?
Qantas, Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–39,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Melbourne, Sydney International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–41,000
Flights from Orange Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–47,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
Flights from Albury to Cape Town International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–41,000
Flights from Wagga Wagga to Cape Town International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–45,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to George Airport via Sydney International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to George Airport via Melbourne, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to George Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
Flights from Moruya Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–55,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Canberra International Airport to George Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–40,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to George Airport via Sydney International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to George Airport via Melbourne, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to George Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–30,000
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 410–650
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–800
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 700–1,400
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- R 700–1,000
- Flexible
- R 950–1,400
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- V/Line
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 50–350
- Website
- V/Line
- Schedules at
- V/Line
- Book at
- V/Line
Bus from Jolimont Centre/Northbourne Ave to Paddy Osborne Park/Sydney St
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from George Railway Stn to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Moruya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 440–650
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
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