There are 6 ways to get from China to Cape Town by plane or subway
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Fly from Hong Kong International Airport
best- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HKG - CPT
19h 25mR 7,364–22,705Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SZX - CPT
19h 27mR 6,266–20,321Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly
- 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 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CAN - CPT
22h 20mR 9,272–24,329Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PEK - CPT
21h 54mR 10,313–27,385Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CKG - CPT
23h 38mR 9,263–25,318
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from China to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 6 000 - R 21 000 and takes 19h 27m.
The fastest way to get from China to Cape Town is to fly which takes 19h 25m and costs R 7 000 - R 23 000.
The distance between China and Cape Town is 11923 km.
It takes approximately 19h 25m to get from China to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7954+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between China and Cape Town, South Africa?
Ethiopian Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and three other airlines fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–23,000
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 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–24,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–24,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–37,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–45,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–38,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–55,000
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
- flysaa.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–45,000
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
- g-airways.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- 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
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–45,000
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
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–33,000
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
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–33,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg, Upington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–34,000
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
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