There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Kaohsiung by plane or train
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Fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane CPT - KHH
20h 31m$508–1,509Fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane CPT - TPE
- Take the train from 桃園 to 左營train
22h 18m$544–1,556Fly to Tainan Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tainan Airport (TNN)plane CPT - TNN
- Take the train from 臺南 to 高雄train
25h 54m$565–1,621Fly to Taichung Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane CPT - RMQ
- Take the train from 台中 to 左營train
22h 19m$632–1,738
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Kaohsiung is to fly and train which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 22h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Kaohsiung is to fly which takes 20h 31m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Cape Town and Kaohsiung is 12453 km.
It takes approximately 20h 31m to get from Cape Town to Kaohsiung, including transfers.
Kaohsiung is 6h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 2:48 AM in Cape Town and 8:48 AM in Kaohsiung.
There are 480+ hotels available in Kaohsiung.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Kaohsiung, Taiwan?
South African Airways, Cathay Pacific, and five other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taichung Airport via Doha, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taichung Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taichung Airport via Addis Ababa, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taichung Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tainan Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong, Kao-Hsiung International Airport, Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tainan Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong, Taichung Airport, Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taichung Airport via Addis Ababa, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taichung Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Dubai, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–3,300
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tainan Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 桃園 to 左營
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $38–43
- Standard
- $35–45
- Business
- $70
Train from 台中 to 左營
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $22–26
- Standard
- $23–27
- Business
- $44
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 臺南 to 高雄
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $2–4
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