There are 5 ways to get from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Blantyre by plane, car, car train, or bus
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 Chileka International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane CPT - BLZ
5h 36m$479–589Drive, car train
cheapest- Drive from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Worcestercar
- Take the cartrain from Worcester to Potchefstroomcartrain
- Drive from Potchefstroom to Blantyrecar
2d 3h$349–535Drive 3,090.6 km
- Drive from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Blantyrecar 3,090.6 km
31h 53m$543–784Fly to Tete, drive
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tete (TET)plane CPT - TET
- Drive from Tete (TET) to Blantyrecar
8h 49m$443–1,131Fly to Kamuzu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane CPT - LLW
- Take the bus from Lilongwe to Blantyrebus
11h 21m$470–661
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Blantyre is to drive and car train which costs $340 - $550 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Blantyre is to fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $470 - $600.
The distance between Capetown Airport (CPT) and Blantyre is 2628 km. The road distance is 3090.6 km.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Blantyre, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Capetown Airport (CPT) to Blantyre is 3091 km. It takes approximately 31h 53m to drive from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Blantyre.
There are 45+ hotels available in Blantyre.
What companies run services between Capetown Airport (CPT), South Africa and Blantyre, Malawi?
South African Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–650
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Upington, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–650
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Kimberley, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–650
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tete via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tete via Kimberley, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Kimberley, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Johannesburg, Chileka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- lam.co.mz
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tete via Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Worcester to Potchefstroom
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26–42
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Economy (Sitter)
- $26
- Sleeper (Tourist)
- $42
- Phone
- +(265)994 193 745
- Website
- sososocoaches.com
Bus from Lilongwe to Blantyre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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