There are 6 ways to get from Cape Town to Napier by plane, bus, or towncar
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 Napier Hastings Airport Heliport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE)plane CPT - NPE
25h 17m$1,128–3,633Fly 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$1,142–3,688Fly 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
35h 58mFly to Wellington, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Wellington (WLG)plane CPT - WLG
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Napierbus
29h 56m$1,150–3,998Fly 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 25m$1,249–2,130Fly to Taupo, towncar, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Taupo (TUO)plane CPT - TUO
- Take a town car from Taupo Airport to Tūrangitowncar
- Take the bus from Turangi to Taupobus
- Take the bus from Taupo to Napierbus
34h 51m
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Napier is to fly and bus which costs $1,200 - $2,200 and takes 29h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Napier is to fly which takes 25h 17m and costs $1,100 - $3,700.
The distance between Cape Town and Napier is 11568 km.
It takes approximately 25h 17m to get from Cape Town to Napier, including transfers.
Napier is 11h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 10:47 AM in Cape Town and 9:47 PM in Napier.
There are 354+ 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, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Gisborne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Gisborne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 42m
- 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
- 27h 5m
- 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
- 34h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Wellington via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Auckland via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Auckland via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
- 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
Bus from Turangi to Taupo
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Taupo to Napier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 021 146 7654
- [email protected]
- Website
- My Waka Your Waka
Towncar from Taupo Airport to Tūrangi
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- My Waka Your Waka
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