There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Cagliari by plane, train, 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 Cagliari Elmas Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane CPT - CAG
18h 11m€332–1,115Fly 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€316–1,005Fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane CPT - OLB
- Take the train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliaritrain
20h 46m€362–959Fly 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 32m€362–1,254
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Cagliari is to fly and train which costs €360 - €1000 and takes 20h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Cagliari is to fly which takes 18h 11m and costs €330 - €1200.
The distance between Cape Town and Cagliari is 8226 km.
It takes approximately 18h 11m to get from Cape Town to Cagliari, including transfers.
Cagliari is 1h behind Cape Town. It is currently 2:39 AM in Cape Town and 1:39 AM in Cagliari.
There are 2839+ hotels available in Cagliari.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Cagliari, Italy?
KLM and Lufthansa fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) 3 times 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
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Alghero via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Alghero via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Alghero via Addis Ababa, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Alghero via Zurich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Macomer to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- +39.081.496.444
- [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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