There are 6 ways to get from China to Cape Town by plane, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Hong Kong International Airport
best- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HKG - CPT
20h 48mR 6,706–12,249Fly 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 42mR 6,626–19,150Subway 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 10,141–29,176Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CAN - CPT
22hR 8,631–25,158Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CKG - CPT
23h 48mR 9,123–26,147Bus to Macau International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from China Hong Kong City to MGM Cotaibus
- Fly from Macau International Airport (MFM) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MFM - CPT
24h 45mR 11,363–85,748
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from China to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 6 500 - R 13 000 and takes 20h 48m.
The fastest way to get from China to Cape Town is to fly which takes 19h 42m and costs R 6 500 - R 20 000.
The distance between China and Cape Town is 11917 km.
It takes approximately 20h 48m to get from China to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7612+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between China and Cape Town, South Africa?
Cathay Pacific, Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–23,000
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 13,000–30,000
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 13,000–31,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–25,000
- 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 7,000–50,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–60,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–65,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–65,000
Flights from Macau International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–85,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
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 8,500–65,000
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 9,500–28,000
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 9,500–28,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–65,000
- 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 10,000–29,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–25,000
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 9,000–26,000
- 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
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–65,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–65,000
Flights from Macau International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–85,000
- 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
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–36,000
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 14,000–35,000
- 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 7,000–32,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
- 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, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
- 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 9,500–28,000
- 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
- Phone
- (852) 2979 8778
- Website
- tilchinalink.com
Bus from China Hong Kong City to MGM Cotai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 210–331
- Schedules at
- tilchinalink.com
- Book at
- tilchinalink.com
- Adult
- R 210–300
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