There are 8 ways to get from Cape Town to Wild Coast by plane, taxi, bus, or car
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 Mthatha Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Mthatha Airport (UTT)plane CPT - UTT
- Take the taxi from Mthatha Airport (UTT) to Wild Coasttaxi
6h 23mR 4,559–7,329Bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Cape Town to Umtatabus
- Take the taxi from Umtata to Wild Coasttaxi
21h 36mR 890–1,637Drive 1,242.6 km
- Drive from Cape Town to Wild Coastcar 1,242.6 km
16h 28mR 2,807–4,054Fly to East London, bus, taxi
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to East London (ELS)plane CPT - ELS
- Take the bus from East London Windmill to Mthathabus
- Take the taxi from Mthatha to Wild Coasttaxi
7h 37mR 1,979–3,819Fly to Margate, taxi
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Margate (MGH)plane CPT - MGH
- Take the taxi from Margate (MGH) to Wild Coasttaxi
9h 4mR 5,609–7,629Bus, taxi via Bellville
- Take the bus from Bellville to Mthathabus
- Take the taxi from Mthatha to Wild Coasttaxi
22h 26mR 1,048–1,568Bus, taxi via Mthatha
- Take the bus from Cape Town to Umtatabus
- Take the taxi from Umtata to Wild Coasttaxi
23h 27mR 1,022–1,714Drive via Bellville 1,222.2 km
- Drive from Bellville to Wild Coastcar 1,222.2 km
17h 1mR 2,759–4,062
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Mthatha Airport (UTT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Wild Coast is to bus and taxi via Mthatha which costs R 1 000 - R 1 800 and takes 23h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Wild Coast is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 23m and costs R 4 500 - R 7 500.
The distance between Cape Town and Wild Coast is 1088 km. The road distance is 1242.6 km.
The best way to get from Cape Town to Wild Coast without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 21h 36m and costs R 850 - R 1 700.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Cape Town to Wild Coast, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cape Town to Wild Coast is 1243 km. It takes approximately 16h 28m to drive from Cape Town to Wild Coast.
There are 26+ hotels available in Wild Coast.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Wild Coast, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Cape Town to Wild Coast. However, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Mthatha Airport (UTT), then take the taxi to Wild Coast. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Umtata then take the taxi to Wild Coast.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–2,600
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,200–21,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Upington, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 3,700–6,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Kimberley, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 3,700–6,500
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 2,600–5,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Margate via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,000–7,000
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Cape Town to Umtata
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 390–1,000
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 700–1,000
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from East London Windmill to Mthatha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 250–350
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Bellville to Mthatha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 490–900
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Cape Town to Umtata
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–800
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Cape Town to Umtata
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 480–1,100
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Full Flexi
- R 600–750
- Flexi
- R 500–700
- Saver
- R 480–600
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Estimated price
- R 500–2,000
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