There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Liverpool by plane, bus, or train
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 Manchester Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CPT - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
15h 37m£389–822Fly to Liverpool
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Liverpool (LPL)plane CPT - LPL
20h 15m£266–909Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CPT - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
17h 10m£286–1,038Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane CPT - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
19h 46m£301–806Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CPT - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
15h 35m£368–954Fly to Humberside Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Humberside Airport (HUY)plane CPT - HUY
- Take the train from Barnetby to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
21h 4m£340–1,186Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane CPT - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
23h 6m£610–2,105
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Liverpool is to fly and bus which costs £380 - £850 and takes 15h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Liverpool is to fly and train which takes 15h 35m and costs £360 - £1,000.
The distance between Cape Town and Liverpool is 6246 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 37m to get from Cape Town to Liverpool, including transfers.
Liverpool is 1h behind Cape Town. It is currently 5:06 AM in Cape Town and 4:06 AM in Liverpool.
There are 2232+ hotels available in Liverpool.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Liverpool, England?
British Airways, Loganair, and five other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Liverpool (LPL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Humberside Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Humberside Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Humberside Airport via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Humberside Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Humberside Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Humberside Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Humberside Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Liverpool via London Heathrow Airport, Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Liverpool via Zurich, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Humberside Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Humberside Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–2,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Liverpool via London Heathrow Airport, Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–850
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Liverpool via London Heathrow Airport, Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–900
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Barnetby to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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