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There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Vienna by plane, train, or shuttle

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  1. Fly to Vienna International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CPT - VIE
    15h 8m
    €343–682

  2. Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane CPT - BUD
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain train
    18h 22m
    €287–820

  3. Fly to Graz Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane CPT - GRZ
    2. Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train
    18h 50m
    €470–1,300

  4. Fly to Linz Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane plane CPT - LNZ
    2. Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train
    18h 43m
    €510–1,391

  5. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane CPT - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain train
    20h
    €349–695

  6. Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane CPT - LJU
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhofshuttle bus
    3. Take the train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train
    19h 52m
    €479–1,336

  7. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane CPT - MUC
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train
    17h 18m
    €457–1,480

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) flights

Calendar46Weekly Planes
Duration15h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€277Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,169.3 km
  • Duration: 15h 8m

What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Vienna, Austria?

Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) every 4 hours.

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