There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town to Amsterdam 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
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CPT - AMS
12h 9m€355–770Fly 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
16h 5m€385–826Fly 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 Amsterdam Centraaltrain
17h 15m€409–773
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Amsterdam is to fly and train which costs €400 - €800 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Amsterdam is to fly which takes 12h 9m and costs €350 - €800.
The distance between Cape Town and Amsterdam is 9723 km.
It takes approximately 12h 9m to get from Cape Town to Amsterdam, including transfers.
There are 2768+ hotels available in Amsterdam.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
KLM, Edelweiss Air, and four other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
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
- €290–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- €27–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
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