There are 5 ways to get from Cape Town to Finland by plane or ferry
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Fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane CPT - HEL
16h 13m€302–765Fly to Turku Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane CPT - TKU
21h 5m€406–1,418Fly to Oulu Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane CPT - OUL
19h 1m€405–1,120Fly to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP)plane CPT - TMP
19h 5m€455–1,217Fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane CPT - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
20h 4m€422–749
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Finland is to fly which costs €300 - €800 and takes 16h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Finland is to fly which takes 16h 13m and costs €300 - €800.
The distance between Cape Town and Finland is 10528 km.
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from Cape Town to Finland, including transfers.
There are 1250+ hotels available in Finland.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Finland?
British Airways, Finnair, and five other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Munich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Zurich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Zurich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Zurich, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Munich, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Zurich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Frankfurt, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Zurich, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Munich, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Zurich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Frankfurt, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
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