There are 10 ways to get from Cape Town to Amboseli National Park by plane, car, bus, train, shuttle, taxi, or car 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 Arusha, drive
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Arusha (ARK)plane CPT - ARK
- Drive from Arusha-Airport-ARK to Amboseli National Parkcar
11h 31m$479–693Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Cape Town to Hararebus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Moshibus
- Drive from Moshi to Amboseli National Parkcar
3d 12h$203–282Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Stationbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Lusakabus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenjebus
- Take the train from Serenje to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es Salaam to Moshitrain
- Drive from Moshi to Amboseli National Parkcar
4d 9hDrive 5,033.8 km
- Drive from Cape Town to Amboseli Airport (ASV)car 5,033.8 km
2d 18h$703–1,015Fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, drive
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane CPT - JRO
- Drive from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Amboseli National Parkcar
12h 23m$443–633Fly to Amboseli Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amboseli Airport (ASV)plane CPT - ASV
23h 17m$427–1,208Fly to Nairobi, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Nairobi (NBO)plane CPT - NBO
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Namanga
- Drive from Namanga to Amboseli National Parkcar
12h 58m$317–647Fly to Mombasa, train, drive
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Mombasa (MBA)plane CPT - MBA
- Take the train from Mombasa to Emalitrain
- Drive from Emali to Amboseli National Parkcar
15h 21m$493–731Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Cape Town to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Namangabus
- Take the taxi from Namanga to Amboseli National Parktaxi
5d 1h$243–357Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Cape Town to Klerksdorpcartrain
- Drive from Klerksdorp to Amboseli National Parkcar
3d 17h$527–843
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Arusha (ARK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Amboseli National Park is to bus and drive which costs $200 - $290 and takes 3 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Amboseli National Park is to fly and drive which takes 11h 31m and costs $470 - $700.
The distance between Cape Town and Amboseli National Park is 4078 km. The road distance is 5033.8 km.
The best way to get from Cape Town to Amboseli National Park without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 5 days 1h and costs $240 - $360.
It takes approximately 11h 31m to get from Cape Town to Amboseli National Park, including transfers.
Amboseli National Park is 1h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 12:24 PM in Cape Town and 1:24 PM in Amboseli National Park.
Yes, the driving distance between Cape Town to Amboseli National Park is 5034 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Cape Town to Amboseli National Park.
There are 32+ hotels available in Amboseli National Park.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Amboseli National Park, Kenya?
Kenya Airways, Mombasa Air Safari, and two other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amboseli Airport (ASV) 6 times a week.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–650
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nairobi via Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Arusha via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Arusha via Nairobi, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Nairobi, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Zanzibar, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amboseli Airport via Johannesburg, Zanzibar, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Arusha via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Arusha via Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Arusha via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mombasa via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Website
- precisionairtz.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–600
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–800
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nairobi via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–370
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–34
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Mukuba M1
- $30–34
- Mukuba M2
- $34
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- [email protected]
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Dar es Salaam to Moshi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- Book at
- eticketing.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $7
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $9
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $16
- 3rd Class (sitting)
- $8
- 2nd Class
- $11
- 2nd Class ( sleeping)
- $17
- Phone
- 0709 907 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- krc.co.ke
Train from Mombasa to Emali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–77
- Schedules at
- metickets.krc.co.ke
- Economy
- $4–10
- First Class
- $15–29
- Premium
- $77
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Cape Town to Klerksdorp
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–44
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Economy (Sitter)
- $27
- Sleeper (Tourist)
- $44
- Phone
- +27 84 575 4609
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
Bus from Cape Town to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- (+255) 784377027
- [email protected]
- Website
- kidiaoneexpress.com
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Moshi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Namanga
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- $50–75
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +260 977 982150
- Website
- shalom-bus-services.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- shalom-bus-services.com
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Juldan Motors
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Juldan Motors
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- [email protected]
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Namanga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- City to City
Bus from Cape Town to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- City to City
- Phone
- +27 688 768 195
- [email protected]
- Website
- mkombelogistics.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Estimated price
- $23–29
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