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There are 6 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
    14h 48m
    €360–632

  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 37m
    €289–860

  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
    €472–1,391

  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 Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train
    18h 3m
    €523–1,482

  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 1m
    €342–636

  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
    20h 57m
    €506–1,627

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

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration15h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket€282Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,169.1 km
  • Duration: 14h 48m

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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