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How to get fromCape Town to Hamburgby plane or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Hamburg by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Hamburg Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane CPT - HAM
    14h 27m
    €509–1,011

  2. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CPT - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    16h 41m
    €416–1,257

  3. Fly to Bremen Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane plane CPT - BRE
    2. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    15h 52m
    €457–1,427

  4. Fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane CPT - HAJ
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    16h 25m
    €456–1,697

  5. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane CPT - BER
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    17h 5m
    €484–1,154

  6. Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane CPT - FMO
    2. Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    18h 41m
    €1,265–2,146

  7. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CPT - DUS
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    17h 55m
    €468–971

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights

Calendar37Weekly Planes
Duration15h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€333Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,810.1 km
  • Duration: 14h 27m

What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Hamburg, Germany?

Lufthansa, KLM, and six other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) 5 times a day.

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