There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town to Burning Man by plane, bus, or subway
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 Reno/Tahoe International Airport, Burner Express Bus
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane CPT - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Airport to Black Rock Citybus
34h 16mFly to San Francisco International Airport, Burner Express Bus
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CPT - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Black Rock Citybus
35h 48m$538–1,554Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, Burner Express Bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CPT - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Powell Streetsubway
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Black Rock Citybus
39h 33m$699–2,155
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Burning Man is to fly and Burner Express Bus which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 35h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Burning Man is to fly and Burner Express Bus which takes 35h 48m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Cape Town and Burning Man is 10287 miles.
It takes approximately 34h 16m to get from Cape Town to Burning Man, including transfers.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Burning Man, NV, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cape Town to Burning Man. However, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO), walk to Reno Airport, take the bus to Black Rock City, then walk to Burning Man. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, take the subway to Powell Street, walk to San Francisco, take the bus to Black Rock City, then walk to Burning Man.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Atlanta, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Atlanta, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sao Paulo, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to Powell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
Bus from Reno Airport to Black Rock City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- burningman.org
- Book at
- burnerexpress.burningman.org
Bus from San Francisco to Black Rock City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $123
- Schedules at
- burningman.org
- Book at
- burnerexpress.burningman.org
Bus from San Francisco to Black Rock City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $123
- Schedules at
- burningman.org
- Book at
- burnerexpress.burningman.org
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