There are 2 ways to get from Cape Town to Dhaka by plane or train
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Fly to Shahjalal International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)plane CPT - DAC
17h 24m$416–1,122Fly to Shah Amanat International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP)plane CPT - CGP
- Take the train from Chattogram to Dhakatrain
22h 4m$577–1,751
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Dhaka is to fly which costs $410 - $1,200 and takes 17h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Dhaka is to fly which takes 17h 24m and costs $410 - $1,200.
The distance between Cape Town and Dhaka is 9975 km.
It takes approximately 17h 24m to get from Cape Town to Dhaka, including transfers.
Dhaka is 4h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 10:22 AM in Cape Town and 2:22 PM in Dhaka.
There are 490+ hotels available in Dhaka.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Dhaka, Bangladesh?
Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport via Johannesburg, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Johannesburg, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- usbair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Shah Amanat International Airport via Dubai, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Chattogram to Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–20
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $2–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–4
- Snigdha
- $4–11
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–8
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $7–9
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $11–16
- S Chair
- $6
- AC Sleeoer (AC_S)
- $13
- AC Berth (AC_B)
- $20
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