There are 9 ways to get from Cape Town to Tanga by plane, bus, car, taxi, ferry, bus (Greyhound), or car train
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Fly to Tanga Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tanga Airport (TGT)plane CPT - TGT
8h 26m$370–963Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cape Town to Hararebus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Tangabus
3d 5h$206–256Drive 4,819 km
- Drive from Cape Town to Tangacar 4,819 km
2d 12h$673–971Fly to Julius Nyerere International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)plane CPT - DAR
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Tangabus
12h 7m$331–459Fly to Mombasa, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Mombasa (MBA)plane CPT - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Tangabus
12h 30m$488–644Fly to Ukunda, taxi, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Ukunda (UKA)plane CPT - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Tangabus
20h 32m$617–1,098Fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)plane CPT - ZNZ
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Tangabus
15h 53m$389–609Bus via Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Stationbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Tangabus
4d 14h$236–348Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Cape Town to Potchefstroomcartrain
- Drive from Potchefstroom to Tangacar
3d 11h$517–793
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tanga Airport (TGT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Tanga is to bus which costs $200 - $260 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Tanga is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $370 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Cape Town to Tanga. However, there are services departing from Cape Town and arriving at Tanga via Cape Town, RoadPort, Ubungo and Dar es Salaam. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Cape Town and Tanga is 3869 km. The road distance is 4819 km.
The best way to get from Cape Town to Tanga without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 5h and costs $200 - $260.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Cape Town to Tanga, including transfers.
Cape Town to Tanga bus services, operated by Tamuka Coaches, depart from Cape Town station.
The best way to get from Cape Town to Tanga is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $370 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $260 and takes 3 days 5h.
Cape Town to Tanga bus services, operated by Tamuka Coaches, arrive at Harare station.
Tanga is 1h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 5:54 PM in Cape Town and 6:54 PM in Tanga.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Tanga, Tanzania?
Safair, Auric Air Services Limited, and three other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tanga Airport (TGT) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cape Town to Tanga via Bellville, Cape Town, RoadPort, Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, Ubungo, and Dar es Salaam in around 3d 5h.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ukunda via Livingstone, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ukunda via Johannesburg, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–550
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tanga Airport via Johannesburg, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tanga Airport via Johannesburg, Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tanga Airport via Johannesburg, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mombasa via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ukunda via Johannesburg, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Ukunda via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–470
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Cape Town to Potchefstroom
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–43
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Economy (Sitter)
- $27
- Sleeper (Tourist)
- $43
- Phone
- +27 84 575 4609
- [email protected]
- Website
- tamukacoaches.com
Bus from Cape Town to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from RoadPort to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Tanga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Tanga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Tanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Tanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Tanga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Tanga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- $50–75
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Cape Town Stn to Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 688 768 195
- [email protected]
- Website
- mkombelogistics.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- [email protected]
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- $35
- Business
- $40
- VIP
- $60
- Royal
- $100
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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