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How to get fromCape Town to Austriaby plane, train, or shuttle

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There are 8 ways to get from Cape Town to Austria by plane, train, or shuttle

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  1. Fly to Vienna International Airport

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    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CPT - VIE
    14h 15m
    €339–684

  2. Fly to Salzburg Airport

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane CPT - SZG
    16h 6m
    €436–1,220

  3. Fly to Graz Airport

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane CPT - GRZ
    16h 23m
    €468–1,322

  4. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane CPT - MUC
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain train
    14h 21m
    €387–1,418

  5. Fly to Linz Airport

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane plane CPT - LNZ
    17h 23m
    €509–1,421

  6. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CPT - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    16h 20m
    €379–1,276

  7. Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane CPT - LJU
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Graz Airportshuttle bus
    17h 48m
    €517–1,279

  8. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CPT - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    17h 31m
    €405–1,216

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) flights

Calendar47Weekly Planes
Duration15h 4mAverage Duration
Ticket€280Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,169.8 km
  • Duration: 14h 15m

What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Austria?

Edelweiss Air, Austrian Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) every 4 hours.

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