There are 2 ways to get from Cape Town to Okinawa by plane or ferry
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Fly to Naha Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane CPT - OKA
20h 49m¥78,106–234,075Fly to Kumejima Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kumejima Airport (UEO)plane CPT - UEO
- Take the ferry from 久米島 to 那覇(泊)ferry
30h 28m¥65,886–197,805
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Okinawa is to fly and ferry which costs ¥65000 - ¥200000 and takes 30h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Okinawa is to fly which takes 20h 49m and costs ¥75000 - ¥240000.
The distance between Cape Town and Okinawa is 13311 km.
It takes approximately 20h 49m to get from Cape Town to Okinawa, including transfers.
Okinawa is 7h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 11:39 PM in Cape Town and 6:39 AM in Okinawa.
There are 1905+ hotels available in Okinawa.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Okinawa, Japan?
Qatar Airways, HK Express, and eight other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Naha Airport (OKA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Naha Airport via Doha, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–240,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Naha Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Naha Airport via Addis Ababa, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–230,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kumejima Airport via Doha, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–210,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kumejima Airport via Dubai, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–260,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kumejima Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong, Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Naha Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Naha Airport via Addis Ababa, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–230,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Naha Airport via Dubai, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–280,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Naha Airport via Dubai, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–280,000
- Website
- Kume Shosen
Ferry from 久米島 to 那覇(泊)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Schedules at
- Kume Shosen
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