There are 2 ways to get from Darwin to Cape Town by plane or bus
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Fly from Darwin International Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DRW - CPT
24h 17mR 18,110–45,130Bus to Kununurra, fly
- Take the bus from Darwin to Kununurrabus
- Fly from Kununurra (KNX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane KNX - CPT
35h 7mR 21,744–52,479
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 18 000 - R 46 000 and takes 24h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Cape Town is to fly which takes 24h 17m and costs R 18 000 - R 46 000.
The distance between Darwin and Cape Town is 11244 km.
It takes approximately 24h 17m to get from Darwin to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 7h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 9:00 PM in Darwin and 1:30 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7612+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Cape Town, South Africa?
Qantas, South African Airways, and four other airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 18,000–45,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–100,000
Flights from Kununurra to Cape Town International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 20,000–49,000
Flights from Kununurra to Cape Town International Airport via Darwin International Airport, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 21,000–55,000
Flights from Kununurra to Cape Town International Airport via Broome, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 20,000–50,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–100,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 19,000–65,000
Flights from Kununurra to Cape Town International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–60,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–100,000
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Darwin to Kununurra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–3,200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- R 1,400–2,100
- Advantage
- R 1,700–2,600
- Flexible
- R 2,200–3,200
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