There are 4 ways to get from Dresden to Cape Town by plane, train, or bus
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 Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DRS - CPT
16h 23mR 9,296–33,502Train to Frankfurt, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FRA - CPT
18h 17mR 6,997–17,716Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BER - CPT
17h 36mR 8,834–16,443Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PRG - CPT
18h 34mR 7,162–13,746
Dresden Airport (DRS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Cape Town is to bus and fly which costs R 7 000 - R 14 000 and takes 18h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 23m and costs R 9 000 - R 34 000.
The distance between Dresden and Cape Town is 9508 km.
It takes approximately 16h 23m to get from Dresden to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7877+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Cape Town, South Africa?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
Flights from Dresden Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–39,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–3,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 390–420
- Website
- Grand Bus
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