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How to get fromCapetown Airport (CPT) to Heidelbergby plane, train, or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Heidelberg by plane, train, or bus

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  1. Fly to Frankfurt, train

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    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CPT - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    12h 37m
    €329–838

  2. Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane CPT - STR
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    16h 20m
    €519–2,138

  3. 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 München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    15h 45m
    €446–1,484

  4. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CPT - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    15h 56m
    €400–1,116

  5. Fly to Luxembourg, bus, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane plane CPT - LUX
    2. Take the bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbfbus bus
    3. Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain train
    18h 14m

  6. Fly to Nuremberg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane plane CPT - NUE
    2. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    18h 33m
    €422–1,254

  7. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane CPT - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    17h 10m
    €368–989

  8. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane CPT - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Strasbourgtrain train
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    17h 3m
    €460–1,133

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights

Calendar37Weekly Planes
Duration13h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket€273Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,483.9 km
  • Duration: 12h 37m

What companies run services between Capetown Airport (CPT), South Africa and Heidelberg, Germany?

There is no direct connection from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Heidelberg. However, you can fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, then take the train to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof. Alternatively, you can fly to Stuttgart Airport (STR), walk to Flughafen/Messe, take the train to Hauptbahnhof, then take the train to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof.

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