There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town to Alkmaar by plane or train
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Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CPT - AMS
- Take the train from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Alkmaartrain
13h 3m€322–871Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CPT - BRU
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Alkmaartrain
17h 18m€372–732Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPT - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Alkmaartrain
18h€427–725
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Alkmaar is to fly and train which costs €420 - €750 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Alkmaar is to fly and train which takes 13h 3m and costs €320 - €900.
The distance between Cape Town and Alkmaar is 9766 km.
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Cape Town to Alkmaar, including transfers.
There are 2409+ hotels available in Alkmaar.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Alkmaar, Netherlands?
There is no direct connection from Cape Town to Alkmaar. However, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), walk to Schiphol Airport Train Station, take the train to Amsterdam Sloterdijk, then take the train to Alkmaar. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Brussels Airport (BRU), walk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, take the train to Anvers-Central, take the train to Amsterdam Centraal, then take the train to Alkmaar.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–640
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Alkmaar
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Alkmaar
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Alkmaar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
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