There are 5 ways to get from Cape Town to Como 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 Milano Malpensa Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CPT - MXP
16h 8m€337–571Fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane CPT - LIN
16h 58m€386–721Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CPT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
15h€419–992Fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane CPT - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovannitrain
21h 23m€414–1,082Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane CPT - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovannitrain
18h 36m€356–920
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Como is to fly which costs €330 - €600 and takes 16h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Como is to fly and train which takes 15h and costs €410 - €1000.
The distance between Cape Town and Como is 8978 km.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Cape Town to Como, including transfers.
Como is 1h behind Cape Town. It is currently 11:07 AM in Cape Town and 10:07 AM in Como.
There are 5597+ hotels available in Como.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Como, Italy?
Edelweiss Air, Swiss, and five other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–410
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Zurich Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Zurich Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Italo Treno
Want to know more about travelling around Italy
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
Getting to Milan from the airport
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide


















