There are 6 ways to get from Dodoma to Cape Town by plane, train, bus, car, taxi, or car train
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 Dodoma Airport
best- Fly from Dodoma Airport (DOD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DOD - CPT
10h 12mR 6,955–17,075Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Dodoma Passenger Stn to Magufuli SGR Stntrain
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from Harare to Cape Townbus
3d 4hR 3,046–3,804Drive 4,458.4 km
- Drive from Dodoma to Cape Towncar 4,458.4 km
2d 7hR 11,876–17,154Taxi to Iringa Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Dodoma to Iringa Airport (IRI)taxi
- Fly from Iringa Airport (IRI) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane IRI - CPT
20h 43mR 8,918–20,861Train, bus via Johannesburg
- Take the train from Dodoma Passenger Stn to Magufuli SGR Stntrain
- Take the bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Park Station to Cape Town Stnbus
4d 13hR 3,658–4,859Drive, car train
- Drive from Dodoma to Klerksdorpcar
- Take the cartrain from Klerksdorp to Cape Towncartrain
3d 5hR 9,018–13,105
Dodoma Airport (DOD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dodoma to Cape Town is to train and bus which costs R 3 000 - R 3 800 and takes 3 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Dodoma to Cape Town is to fly which takes 10h 12m and costs R 6 500 - R 18 000.
The distance between Dodoma and Cape Town is 3578 km. The road distance is 4458.4 km.
The best way to get from Dodoma to Cape Town without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 4h and costs R 3 000 - R 3 800.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Dodoma to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Dodoma. It is currently 11:25 PM in Dodoma and 10:25 PM in Cape Town.
Yes, the driving distance between Dodoma to Cape Town is 4458 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Dodoma to Cape Town.
There are 8045+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Dodoma, Tanzania and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air Tanzania, South African Airways, and Airlink fly from Dodoma Airport (DOD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Dodoma Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–17,000
Flights from Iringa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–18,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Dodoma Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–20,000
Flights from Iringa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–20,000
Flights from Iringa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Dodoma Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- [email protected]
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Dodoma Passenger Stn to Magufuli SGR Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 85–230
- Schedules at
- sgrticket.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- R 85
- 2nd Class Sitting
- R 128
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- R 230
Train from Dodoma Passenger Stn to Magufuli SGR Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 85–230
- Schedules at
- sgrticket.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- R 85
- 2nd Class Sitting
- R 128
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- R 230
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Klerksdorp to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 430–690
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 430
- Sleeper (Tourist)
- R 690
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,252
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +27 (81) 505-1990
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
Bus from Harare to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–2,300
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
- Phone
- +27 688 768 195
- [email protected]
- Website
- mkombelogistics.com
Bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 3,000–3,400
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Park Station to Cape Town Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 850–1,200
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Park Station to Cape Town Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 600–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Estimated price
- R 2,200–2,700
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