There are 4 ways to get from Chengdu to Cape Town by subway, plane, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 10,283–30,347Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CTU - CPT
22h 4mR 7,764–24,320Train 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 38mR 9,527–25,877Taxi to Hongyuan Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Chengdu to Hongyuan Airport (AHJ)taxi
- Fly from Hongyuan Airport (AHJ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AHJ - CPT
2d 8hR 11,085–28,469
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 7 500 - R 25 000 and takes 22h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Cape Town is to subway and fly which takes 20h 56m and costs R 10 000 - R 31 000.
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 1:51 PM in Chengdu and 7:51 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7954+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air China, FlexFlight ApS, and three other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a week.
Airlines
- 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 11,000–30,000
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 11,000–30,000
Flights from Hongyuan Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–26,000
Flights from Hongyuan Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–30,000
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 9,000–25,000
Flights from Hongyuan Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lhasa, Kathmandu, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–26,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–30,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–44,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–30,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–24,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–24,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–44,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–30,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–44,000
Train operators
- 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 24–35
- 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 260–370
- Adult - 1st Class
- R 390–550
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Estimated price
- R 1,800–2,200
Chengfeng Taxi
- Phone
- +86 28-87771910
- Website
- cfczqc.com
Jincheng Taxi
- Phone
- +86 28-81707790
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