There are 5 ways to get from Cape Town to Finland by plane or 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 Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane CPT - HEL
16h 13m€345–1,118Fly to Turku Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane CPT - TKU
19h 45m€469–1,721Fly to Oulu Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane CPT - OUL
21h 36m€428–1,223Fly to Kuopio
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kuopio (KUO)plane CPT - KUO
21h 11m€407–1,119Fly 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
19h 29m€425–902
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 and ferry which costs €420 - €900 and takes 19h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Finland is to fly which takes 16h 13m and costs €340 - €1200.
The distance between Cape Town and Finland is 10528 km.
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from Cape Town to Finland, including transfers.
Finland is 1h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 7:23 PM in Cape Town and 8:23 PM in Finland.
There are 1254+ hotels available in Finland.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Finland?
KLM, Lufthansa, 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
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Zurich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Munich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Zurich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Munich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via London Heathrow, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via Istanbul, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via Zurich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via Munich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Frankfurt, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via Istanbul, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Frankfurt, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- 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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