There are 3 ways to get from Faro 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 Faro Airport
best- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FAO - CPT
20h 7mR 5,264–18,424Bus to Seville Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Faro to Sevillebus
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SVQ - CPT
21h 20mR 5,125–16,935Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly
- Take the train from Faro to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LIS - CPT
19h 4mR 6,360–17,387
Faro Airport (FAO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Faro to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 6 000 - R 18 000 and takes 19h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Faro to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 19h 4m and costs R 6 000 - R 18 000.
The distance between Faro and Cape Town is 8388 km.
It takes approximately 20h 7m to get from Faro to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Faro. It is currently 11:49 PM in Faro and 12:49 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7980+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Faro, Portugal and Cape Town, South Africa?
Edelweiss Air, TAP Portugal, and two other airlines fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–28,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,600–16,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Seville Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–18,000
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–950
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Faro to Seville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 320–480
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Faro to Seville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 240–460
- Website
- Rede Expressos
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