There are 3 ways to get from Dhaka to Cape Town by plane or train
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Fly from Shahjalal International Airport
best- Fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DAC - CPT
20h 50mR 11,210–28,295Train 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 44mR 6,789–19,427Train 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
25h 44mR 7,895–21,754
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 6 500 - R 20 000 and takes 25h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Dhaka to Cape Town is to fly which takes 20h 50m and costs R 11 000 - R 29 000.
The distance between Dhaka and Cape Town is 9975 km.
It takes approximately 20h 50m to get from Dhaka to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 4h behind Dhaka. It is currently 12:20 PM in Dhaka and 8:20 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8028+ 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
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–30,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–31,000
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
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–30,000
Flights from Agartala to Cape Town International Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–21,000
Flights from Agartala to Cape Town International Airport via Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–21,000
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- 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 11,000–28,000
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 11,000–28,000
Flights from Agartala to Cape Town International Airport via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–28,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–30,000
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–30,000
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Agartala to Cape Town International Airport via Kolkata, Madras, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–32,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Agartala to Cape Town International Airport via Kolkata, Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Shah Amanat International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–30,000
Train operators
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Dhaka to Azampur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 18–100
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- R 18–26
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- R 22–35
- Snigdha
- R 40–60
- 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 35–314
- 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 85–120
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- R 120–140
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- R 180–250
- S Chair
- R 92
- AC Sleeoer (AC_S)
- R 210
- AC Berth (AC_B)
- R 314
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