There are 3 ways to get from Faro to Cape Town by train, plane, 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.
Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Faro to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LIS - CPT
19h 9mR 6,795–14,284Bus to Seville Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Faro to Sevilla, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SVQ - CPT
21h 30mR 5,161–17,102Fly from Faro Airport
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FAO - CPT
19h 7mR 5,215–18,363
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) 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 6 500 - R 15 000 and takes 19h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Faro to Cape Town is to fly which takes 19h 7m and costs R 5 000 - R 19 000.
The distance between Faro and Cape Town is 8903 km.
It takes approximately 19h 9m to get from Faro to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 2h ahead of Faro. It is currently 12:43 AM in Faro and 2:43 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8028+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Faro, Portugal and Cape Town, South Africa?
Edelweiss Air, TAP Portugal, and TAAG Angola Airlines fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–28,000
Flights from Faro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–27,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–23,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Seville Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Seville Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
- 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
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Faro to Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 230–700
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Adult
- R 370–700
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Faro to Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 320–480
- Website
- Flixbus
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