There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Shenzhen by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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 Hong Kong International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane CPT - HKG
- Take the bus from Hong Kong International Airport Bus Terminal to San Wan Road, Sheung Shui Stationbus
16h 46m¥2,818–9,142Fly to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane CPT - SZX
17h 26m¥2,287–7,104Fly to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane CPT - CAN
- Take the train from Guangzhou East to Shenzhen Stationtrain
20h 42m¥3,639–4,982Fly to Macau International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Macau International Airport (MFM)plane CPT - MFM
- Take the ferry from Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Sheung Wanferry
- Take the bus from [Xb] Connaught Road Central Westbound Outside House No. 50 to [Xb] Huanggangbus
27h 50m¥4,470–13,334
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Shenzhen is to fly and train which costs ¥3600 - ¥5000 and takes 20h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Shenzhen is to fly and bus which takes 16h 46m and costs ¥2800 - ¥9500.
The distance between Cape Town and Shenzhen is 11915 km.
It takes approximately 16h 46m to get from Cape Town to Shenzhen, including transfers.
Shenzhen is 6h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 1:25 PM in Cape Town and 7:25 PM in Shenzhen.
There are 680+ hotels available in Shenzhen.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Shenzhen, China?
Emirates, Airlink, and Air China fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–11,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–10,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–15,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–15,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Macau International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–19,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–8,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–8,000
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Macau International Airport via Dubai, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–13,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Macau International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–19,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
- Phone
- 852-2745-4466
- Website
- Long Win Bus
Bus from Hong Kong International Airport Bus Terminal to San Wan Road, Sheung Shui Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥26–31
- Website
- Long Win Bus
- Adult
- ¥26–31
- Phone
- +852 2359 9990
- Website
- cotaiwaterjet.com
Ferry from Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Sheung Wan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥149–187
- Schedules at
- cotaiwaterjet.com
- Weekdays
- ¥149
- Weekends/Holidays
- ¥161
- Night Sailing
- ¥187
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