There are 3 ways to get from Chengdu to Cape Town by subway, plane, or train
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Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly
best- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TFU - CPT
20h 56mR 9,781–26,346Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CTU - CPT
22h 34mR 7,764–23,320Train to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Chongqing Northtrain
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CKG - CPT
25h 48mR 9,526–24,877
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 7 500 - R 24 000 and takes 22h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Cape Town is to subway and fly which takes 20h 56m and costs R 9 500 - R 27 000.
The distance between Chengdu and Cape Town is 11582 km.
It takes approximately 20h 56m to get from Chengdu to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 6h behind Chengdu. It is currently 1:50 PM in Chengdu and 7:50 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7747+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air China, CemAir, and three other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–29,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–29,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–50,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Kunming, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–35,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–28,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–29,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–26,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–24,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–29,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Kunming, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–35,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–50,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–33,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–50,000
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 23–35
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Chengdu East to Chongqing North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 260–550
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- R 260–360
- Adult - 1st Class
- R 380–550
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