There are 6 ways to get from Cape Town to Marsa Alam by plane, taxi, car, 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 Marsa Alam, taxi
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Marsa Alam (RMF)plane CPT - RMF
- Take the taxi from Marsa Alam (RMF) to Marsa Alamtaxi
15h 37m$770–2,025Fly to Hurghada Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hurghada Airport (HRG)plane CPT - HRG
- Take the bus from Hurghada to Safagabus
- Take the bus from Safaga to Marsa Allambus
25h 58m$331–778Drive 8,870.4 km
- Drive from Cape Town to Marsa Alamcar 8,870.4 km
5d 3h$1,238–1,788Fly to Luxor, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Luxor (LXR)plane CPT - LXR
- Take the bus from Luxor to Safagabus
- Take the bus from Safaga to Marsa Allambus
28h 31m$522–1,330Fly to Sohag International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Sohag International Airport (HMB)plane CPT - HMB
- Take the train from Sohag to Qenatrain
- Take the bus from Qena to Safagabus
- Take the bus from Safaga to Marsa Allambus
31h 33m$835–2,355Drive via Bellville 8,849.9 km
- Drive from Bellville to Marsa Alamcar 8,849.9 km
5d 4h$1,204–1,804
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Marsa Alam (RMF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Marsa Alam is to fly and bus which costs $330 - $800 and takes 25h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Marsa Alam is to fly and taxi which takes 15h 37m and costs $750 - $2,100.
The distance between Cape Town and Marsa Alam is 6919 km. The road distance is 8870.4 km.
It takes approximately 15h 37m to get from Cape Town to Marsa Alam, including transfers.
Marsa Alam is 1h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 10:58 AM in Cape Town and 11:58 AM in Marsa Alam.
Yes, the driving distance between Cape Town to Marsa Alam is 8870 km. It takes approximately 5 days 3h to drive from Cape Town to Marsa Alam.
There are 69+ hotels available in Marsa Alam.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Marsa Alam, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Cape Town to Marsa Alam. However, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Marsa Alam (RMF), then take the taxi to Marsa Alam. Alternatively, you can drive from Cape Town to Marsa Alam in around 5d 3h.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Marsa Alam via Johannesburg, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Marsa Alam via Addis Ababa, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Marsa Alam via Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Marsa Alam via Upington, Johannesburg, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luxor via Johannesburg, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luxor via Dar es Salaam, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luxor via Dar es Salaam, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hurghada Airport via Addis Ababa, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hurghada Airport via Livingstone, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hurghada Airport via Johannesburg, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sohag International Airport via Addis Ababa, Medina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luxor via Johannesburg, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luxor via Addis Ababa, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sohag International Airport via Addis Ababa, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sohag International Airport via Addis Ababa, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Phone
- 1661
- [email protected]
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Sohag to Qena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $11–22
- Phone
- +20 19567
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-bus.com
Bus from Luxor to Safaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Safaga to Marsa Allam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Safaga to Marsa Allam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Qena to Safaga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Safaga to Marsa Allam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- 02/22623128
- [email protected]
- Website
- eastdelta-travel.com
Bus from Luxor to Safaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- eastdelta-travel.com
Bus from Hurghada to Safaga
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- eastdelta-travel.com
Bus from Qena to Safaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- eastdelta-travel.com
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $5–7
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