There are 2 ways to get from Funchal to Cape Town by plane or car ferry
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 Madeira Airport
best- Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FNC - CPT
19h 2mR 6,814–22,361Car ferry to Porto Santo Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Funchal to Porto Santocarferry
- Fly from Porto Santo Airport (PXO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PXO - CPT
24h 17mR 9,681–33,995
Madeira Airport (FNC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Funchal to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 6 500 - R 23 000 and takes 19h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Funchal to Cape Town is to fly which takes 19h 2m and costs R 6 500 - R 23 000.
The distance between Funchal and Cape Town is 8319 km.
It takes approximately 19h 2m to get from Funchal to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 2h ahead of Funchal. It is currently 1:31 PM in Funchal and 3:31 PM in Cape Town.
There are 8001+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Funchal, Portugal and Cape Town, South Africa?
Edelweiss Air, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–33,000
Flights from Porto Santo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–42,000
Flights from Porto Santo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madeira Airport, Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Porto Santo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–29,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
- Phone
- +351 291 210 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Porto Santo Line
Car ferry from Funchal to Porto Santo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 650–5,500
- Website
- Porto Santo Line
- Schedules at
- Porto Santo Line
- Economy one way
- R 650–950
- 1st Class one way
- R 850–1,100
- 1 Passenger + Car (A class) one way
- R 2,700–5,500
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