There are 5 ways to get from Cape Town to Napier by plane or bus
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Fly to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE)plane CPT - NPE
26h 27m$1,222–3,526Fly to Gisborne Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Gisborne Airport (GIS)plane CPT - GIS
- Take the bus from Makaraka to Napierbus
32h 33m$1,236–3,581Fly to Hamilton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ)plane CPT - HLZ
- Take the bus from Cambridge Rd, Tamahere to Tokoroa Bus Hub, Tokoroabus
- Take the bus from Tokoroa to Napierbus
37h 18mFly to Wellington, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Wellington (WLG)plane CPT - WLG
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Napierbus
30h 11m$1,744–3,391Fly to Auckland, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Auckland (AKL)plane CPT - AKL
- Take the bus from Manukau City to Napierbus
29h 50m$1,246–1,833
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Napier is to fly and bus which costs $1,200 - $1,900 and takes 29h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Napier is to fly which takes 26h 27m and costs $1,200 - $3,600.
The distance between Cape Town and Napier is 11568 km.
It takes approximately 26h 27m to get from Cape Town to Napier, including transfers.
Napier is 11h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 4:44 AM in Cape Town and 3:44 PM in Napier.
There are 359+ hotels available in Napier.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Napier, New Zealand?
South African Airways, Air New Zealand, and four other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Gisborne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Gisborne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Gisborne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Wellington via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Auckland via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Auckland via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Gisborne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Gisborne Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Wellington via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Auckland via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Auckland via Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,700
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Auckland via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Makaraka to Napier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Tokoroa to Napier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Napier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Manukau City to Napier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–90
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- 0800 205 305
- [email protected]
- Website
- Busit
Bus from Cambridge Rd, Tamahere to Tokoroa Bus Hub, Tokoroa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Schedules at
- Busit
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