There are 5 ways to get from Cape Town to Shenzhen by plane, train, or bus
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 Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane CPT - SZX
17h 26m¥2,209–6,631Fly to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane CPT - HKG
18h 20m¥2,850–8,787Fly 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 22m¥3,361–8,209Fly to Macau International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Macau International Airport (MFM)plane CPT - MFM
- Take the bus from MGM Cotai to China Hong Kong Citybus
21h 12m¥3,705–11,382Fly to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane CPT - SWA
- Take the train from Shantou to Shenzhen Northtrain
23h 9m¥3,991–9,842
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Shenzhen is to fly which costs ¥2200 - ¥7000 and takes 17h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Shenzhen is to fly which takes 17h 26m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7000.
The distance between Cape Town and Shenzhen is 11898 km.
It takes approximately 17h 26m to get from Cape Town to Shenzhen, including transfers.
Shenzhen is 6h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 6:53 PM in Cape Town and 12:53 AM in Shenzhen.
There are 682+ hotels available in Shenzhen.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Shenzhen, China?
Emirates, CemAir, and Air China fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–14,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–13,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Macau International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–18,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–15,000
- Phone
- (852) 2979 8778
- Website
- tilchinalink.com
Bus from MGM Cotai to China Hong Kong City
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85–137
- Schedules at
- tilchinalink.com
- Book at
- tilchinalink.com
- Adult
- ¥85–130
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