There are 5 ways to get from Cape Town to Cagliari by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car ferry
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 Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, train
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane CPT - OLB
- Take the train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliaritrain
22h 31m€332–1,159Fly to Palermo Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane CPT - PMO
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliaricarferry
30h 24m€296–755Fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane CPT - CAG
18h 11m€312–1,115Fly to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, ferry, bus, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)plane CPT - FSC
- Take the ferry from Bonifacio to Santa Teresa Galluraferry
- Take the bus from Santa Teresa Gallura P.Modesto to Olbia Stazione Terranovabus
- Take the train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliaritrain
26h€620–1,487Fly to Alghero, bus, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Alghero (AHO)plane CPT - AHO
- Take the bus from Fermata di AEROPORTO FERTILIA to Fermata di MACOMER AUTOSTAZIONEbus
- Take the train from Macomer to Cagliaritrain
20h 57m€392–1,254
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Cagliari is to fly and car ferry which costs €290 - €800 and takes 30h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Cagliari is to fly which takes 18h 11m and costs €310 - €1200.
The distance between Cape Town and Cagliari is 8673 km.
It takes approximately 22h 31m to get from Cape Town to Cagliari, including transfers.
Cagliari is 1h behind Cape Town. It is currently 7:23 AM in Cape Town and 6:23 AM in Cagliari.
There are 2670+ hotels available in Cagliari.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Cagliari, Italy?
KLM flies from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) once a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Alghero via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Alghero via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Macomer to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 351 8374226
- [email protected]
- Website
- arst.sardegna.it
Bus from Santa Teresa Gallura P.Modesto to Olbia Stazione Terranova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- app.arstspa.it
- Phone
- +39078430325
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reden tours
Bus from Fermata di AEROPORTO FERTILIA to Fermata di MACOMER AUTOSTAZIONE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- Reden tours
- Phone
- +39 800 959 369
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ichnusa Lines
Ferry from Bonifacio to Santa Teresa Gallura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–48
- Website
- Ichnusa Lines
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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