There are 3 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 49mR 11,211–29,296Train to Shah Amanat International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Dhaka to Chattogramtrain
- Fly from Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CGP - CPT
25h 44mR 7,395–20,760Taxi 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
27h 44mR 10,482–26,164
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 7 000 - R 21 000 and takes 25h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Dhaka to Cape Town is to fly which takes 20h 49m and costs R 11 000 - R 30 000.
The distance between Dhaka and Cape Town is 9975 km.
It takes approximately 20h 49m to get from Dhaka to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 4h behind Dhaka. It is currently 6:38 AM in Dhaka and 2:38 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8048+ 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.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- 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
- 21h 17m
- 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
- 24h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
- 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 11,000–29,000
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 11,000–29,000
Flights from Barisal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- 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
- 25h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–30,000
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Muscat, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–29,000
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Sharjah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–29,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Barisal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Dhaka to Chattogram
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 35–320
- 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 214
- AC Berth (AC_B)
- R 320
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