There are 7 ways to get from France to Cape Town by plane or 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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CDG - CPT
14h 41mR 6,411–14,451Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FRA - CPT
15h 51mR 6,245–15,394Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NCE - CPT
17h 6mR 6,735–15,285Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LYS - CPT
17h 13mR 6,995–13,535Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ZRH - CPT
15h 58mR 7,268–18,030Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AMS - CPT
16h 18mR 7,985–17,770Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MUC - CPT
18h 12mR 6,940–20,624
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from France to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 6 000 - R 16 000 and takes 15h 51m.
The fastest way to get from France to Cape Town is to fly which takes 14h 41m and costs R 6 000 - R 15 000.
The distance between France and Cape Town is 9413 km.
It takes approximately 14h 41m to get from France to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of France. It is currently 10:33 PM in France and 11:33 PM in Cape Town.
There are 8062+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between France and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air France, Airlink, and Kenya Airways fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–14,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–14,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 4,900–18,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–18,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–18,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–14,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–12,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–13,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 4,900–18,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–15,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 500–800
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 500–850
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 400–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 210–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 450–900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 500–750
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 380–550
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–850
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–270
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,300
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,300
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,400
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 131
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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