There are 6 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
17h 23m€387–1,209Fly to Oulu Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane CPT - OUL
21h 6m€510–1,512Fly to Kuopio
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kuopio (KUO)plane CPT - KUO
21h 11m€449–1,310Fly 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 28m€490–798Fly to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP)plane CPT - TMP
22h 49m€559–1,813Fly to Pori Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Pori Airport (POR)plane CPT - POR
24h 2m€606–1,807
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Finland is to fly and ferry which costs €490 - €800 and takes 19h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Finland is to fly which takes 17h 23m and costs €380 - €1300.
The distance between Cape Town and Finland is 10528 km.
It takes approximately 17h 23m to get from Cape Town to Finland, including transfers.
Finland is 1h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 9:25 AM in Cape Town and 10:25 AM in Finland.
There are 1327+ hotels available in Finland.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Finland?
Lufthansa, British Airways, 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
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Munich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Istanbul, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Zurich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
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
- €410–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via Istanbul, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
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
- €450–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Istanbul, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via Istanbul, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
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
- €370–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Istanbul, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Oulu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuopio via Istanbul, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
- Website
- baseairlines.hu
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Pori Airport via London Heathrow, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Pori Airport via Munich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Pori Airport via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Pori Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Pori Airport via Istanbul, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
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
- €380–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via London Gatwick, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- €20–30
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