There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town to Tallinn by plane, ferry, 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 Lennart Meri International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane CPT - TLL
15h 35m€467–759Fly to Riga International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CPT - RIX
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
22h 23m€387–1,042Fly to Helsinki Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane CPT - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
20h 36m€411–1,251
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Tallinn is to fly which costs €460 - €800 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Tallinn is to fly which takes 15h 35m and costs €460 - €800.
The distance between Cape Town and Tallinn is 10421 km.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from Cape Town to Tallinn, including transfers.
Tallinn is 1h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 6:18 AM in Cape Town and 7:18 AM in Tallinn.
There are 1339+ hotels available in Tallinn.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Tallinn, Estonia?
Lufthansa, Air Baltic, and three other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Riga International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Riga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Riga International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,400
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- €20–30
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