There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town to Queenstown by plane or bus
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Fly to Queenstown Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane CPT - ZQN
20h 5m$1,237–4,142Fly to Invercargill, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Invercargill (IVC)plane CPT - IVC
- Take the bus from Invercargill to Queenstownbus
36h 43m$1,182–3,707Fly to Dunedin, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Dunedin (DUD)plane CPT - DUD
- Take the bus from Dunedin Airport to Queenstownbus
34h 19m$2,046–6,582
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Queenstown is to fly and bus which costs $1,100 - $3,800 and takes 36h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Queenstown is to fly which takes 20h 5m and costs $1,200 - $4,200.
The distance between Cape Town and Queenstown is 10757 km.
It takes approximately 20h 5m to get from Cape Town to Queenstown, including transfers.
Queenstown is 10h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 3:52 PM in Cape Town and 1:52 AM in Queenstown.
There are 1855+ hotels available in Queenstown.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Queenstown, New Zealand?
Airlink, Qantas, and South African Airways fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dunedin via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dunedin via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Invercargill via Johannesburg, Sydney, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dunedin via Johannesburg, Perth, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–6,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dunedin via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–7,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Dunedin via Johannesburg, Sydney, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Invercargill via Johannesburg, Perth, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Invercargill via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Dunedin Airport to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 274 497 994
- [email protected]
- Website
- catchabussouth.com
Bus from Invercargill to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- catchabussouth.com
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