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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

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    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CPT - VIE
    14h 23m
    €353–682

  2. 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 28m
    €479–1,395

  3. 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 54m
    €499–1,491

  4. Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train

    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
    17h 33m
    €486–865

  5. 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 4m
    €474–1,436

  6. 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 22m
    €378–790

  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 Salzburg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train
    17h 29m
    €409–1,215

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

Calendar49Weekly Planes
Duration14h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€280Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,169.3 km
  • Duration: 14h 23m

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

Edelweiss Air, 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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