There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Mutare by plane, car, bus, car train, or train
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Fly to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane CPT - HRE
- Drive from Harare-Airport-HRE to Mutarecar
6h 5m$281–429Bus, train via Johannesburg
cheapest- Take the bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Stationbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Hararebus
- Take the train from Harare to Mutaretrain
2d 2h$92–130Bus
- Take the bus from Bellville to Hararebus
- Take the bus from Mbare Musika Bus Stn to Mutarebus
43h 32m$115–201Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Cape Town to Potchefstroomcartrain
- Drive from Potchefstroom to Mutarecar
47h 15m$247–373Drive 2,513.8 km
- Drive from Cape Town to Mutarecar 2,513.8 km
24h 15m$460–664Fly to Beira, drive
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Beira (BEW)plane CPT - BEW
- Drive from Beira (BEW) to Mutarecar
9h 35m$296–749Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cape Town to Hararebus
- Take the train from Harare to Mutaretrain
45h 47m$106–156
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Mutare is to bus and train via Johannesburg which costs $90 - $130 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Mutare is to fly and drive which takes 6h 5m and costs $280 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Cape Town to Mutare. However, there are services departing from Cape Town Stn and arriving at Mutare via Bellville and Mbare Musika Bus Stn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 32m.
The distance between Cape Town and Mutare is 2457 km. The road distance is 2513.8 km.
The best way to get from Cape Town to Mutare without a car is to bus which takes 43h 32m and costs $110 - $210.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Cape Town to Mutare, including transfers.
Cape Town to Mutare bus services, operated by Tamuka Coaches, depart from Bellville station.
Cape Town to Mutare bus services, operated by Tamuka Coaches, arrive at Harare station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cape Town to Mutare is 2514 km. It takes approximately 24h 15m to drive from Cape Town to Mutare.
There are 26+ hotels available in Mutare.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Mutare, Zimbabwe?
You can take a bus from Cape Town Stn to Mutare via Bellville, Harare, Fourth Street Rank, Copacabana Rank, Mbare Musika, and Mbare Musika Bus Stn in around 43h 32m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–340
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–340
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Beira via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Beira via Kimberley, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–280
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Gaborone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Website
- lam.co.mz
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Beira via Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Cape Town to Potchefstroom
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–44
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Economy (Sitter)
- $27
- Sleeper (Tourist)
- $44
- Phone
- +263-029-2363521
- [email protected]
- Website
- nrz.co.zw
Train from Harare to Mutare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- nrz.co.zw
- Economy
- $5
Train from Harare to Mutare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- nrz.co.zw
- Economy
- $5
- Phone
- +27 84 575 4609
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
Bus from Bellville to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
Bus from Cape Town to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- [email protected]
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from Mbare Musika Bus Stn to Mutare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- $50–75
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- [email protected]
- Website
- City Bus Coaches
Bus from Johannesburg to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- City Bus Coaches
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