There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Manhattan by plane, train, bus, or subway
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Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CPT - EWR
16h 19m$827–1,536Fly to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP)plane CPT - AVP
- Take the bus from Scranton to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
23h 54m$622–2,108Fly to Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CPT - LGA
20h 9m$1,010–1,811Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CPT - JFK
21h$671–1,326Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CPT - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
22h 10m$730–3,011Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane CPT - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
20h 10m$831–1,764Fly to Westchester County Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)plane CPT - HPN
22h 31m$718–2,425
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Manhattan is to fly which costs $650 - $1,400 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Manhattan is to fly which takes 16h 19m and costs $800 - $1,600.
The distance between Cape Town and Manhattan is 7897 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 19m to get from Cape Town to Manhattan, including transfers.
Manhattan is 6h behind Cape Town. It is currently 12:43 PM in Cape Town and 6:43 AM in Manhattan.
There are 3042+ hotels available in Manhattan.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Manhattan, NY, USA?
United Airlines and Delta fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Westchester County Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- [email protected]
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Scranton to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Scranton to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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