There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Alkmaar by plane 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 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 26m€337–776Fly 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
16h 44m€356–944Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPT - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Alkmaartrain
18h 21m€437–783Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CPT - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Alkmaartrain
18h 12m€365–1,202
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Alkmaar is to fly and train which costs €330 - €800 and takes 13h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Alkmaar is to fly and train which takes 13h 26m and costs €330 - €800.
The distance between Cape Town and Alkmaar is 9766 km.
It takes approximately 13h 26m to get from Cape Town to Alkmaar, including transfers.
Alkmaar is 1h behind Cape Town. It is currently 11:04 PM in Cape Town and 10:04 PM in Alkmaar.
There are 2242+ 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, 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
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Alkmaar
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Alkmaar
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Alkmaar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Alkmaar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €39
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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