There are 4 ways to get from Dhaka to Cape Town by 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.
Fly from Shahjalal International Airport
best- Fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DAC - CPT
20h 24mR 10,261–28,355Train to Agartala, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Dhaka to Azampurtrain
- Fly from Agartala (IXA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane IXA - CPT
25h 4mR 5,839–16,489Train to Shah Amanat International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dhaka to Chattogramtrain
- Fly from Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CGP - CPT
24h 24mR 7,445–20,819Taxi to Barisal Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Dhaka to Barisal Airport (BZL)taxi
- Fly from Barisal Airport (BZL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BZL - CPT
29h 9mR 10,529–26,221
Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dhaka to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 5 500 - R 17 000 and takes 25h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Dhaka to Cape Town is to fly which takes 20h 24m and costs R 10 000 - R 29 000.
The distance between Dhaka and Cape Town is 9975 km.
It takes approximately 20h 24m to get from Dhaka to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 4h behind Dhaka. It is currently 5:35 AM in Dhaka and 1:35 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7924+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Dhaka, Bangladesh and Cape Town, South Africa?
Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–33,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
Flights from Barisal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
Flights from Barisal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
Flights from Agartala to Cape Town International Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–18,000
Flights from Agartala to Cape Town International Airport via Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–18,000
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–33,000
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Agartala to Cape Town International Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–18,000
Flights from Agartala to Cape Town International Airport via Kolkata, Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Agartala to Cape Town International Airport via Kolkata, Madras, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–29,000
Flights from Agartala to Cape Town International Airport via Gauhati, Madras, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–30,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–29,000
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–29,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–29,000
Train operators
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Dhaka to Azampur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 19–100
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- R 19–27
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- R 23–35
- Snigdha
- R 40–65
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- R 55–80
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- R 50–60
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- R 70–100
Train from Dhaka to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 35–319
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- R 35–50
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- R 45–65
- Snigdha
- R 70–180
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- R 90–130
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- R 120–140
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- R 180–260
- S Chair
- R 94
- AC Sleeoer (AC_S)
- R 213
- AC Berth (AC_B)
- R 319
Other operators
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