There are 6 ways to get from Chamonix to Cape Town by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GVA - CPT
17h 12mR 8,184–17,913Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MXP - CPT
19h 17mR 5,930–11,654Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LYS - CPT
21h 32mR 7,949–12,762Bus to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Turinbus
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TRN - CPT
19h 20mR 8,914–25,632Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ZRH - CPT
19h 21mR 8,548–23,372Train, train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BSL - CPT
25h 38mR 8,863–25,862
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Cape Town is to bus and fly which costs R 5 500 - R 12 000 and takes 19h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Cape Town is to bus and fly which takes 17h 12m and costs R 8 000 - R 18 000.
The distance between Chamonix and Cape Town is 9110 km.
It takes approximately 17h 12m to get from Chamonix to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7596+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Cape Town, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Chamonix to Cape Town. However, you can take the bus to Geneva Airport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Milan, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–23,000
Flights from Basel to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–27,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Basel to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Basel to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Basel to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–29,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–28,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–22,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–23,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–25,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Basel to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 480–1,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 650–2,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 850–2,700
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 480–1,500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–4,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 460–950
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- R 460–550
- 1st Class Ticket
- R 800–950
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 460–950
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- R 460–550
- 1st Class Ticket
- R 800–950
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–950
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- R 550–800
- 2nd Class
- R 700–950
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Visp to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 250–320
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- alpytransfers.com
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–800
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Chamonix to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 320–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 330–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 260–440
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 360–650
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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